A Case of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.
- Author:
Ji Soo PARK
1
;
Dong Keun LEE
;
Seok Jin HONG
;
Sook Ja SON
;
Moon Keun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. nmcderma@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
- MeSH:
Africa;
Humans;
Leishmania;
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous*;
Male;
Middle East;
Psychodidae;
Skin;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2001;39(6):725-727
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is usually a self-limited infection of skin caused by the genus Leishmania, transmitted by a sandfly. This disease is endemic in tropical and subtropical zone, but recently several cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis were reported in Korean who had worked in Middle East. We report a case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a 24-year-old male patient, who had travelled in Africa.
