Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Saudi Arabia

Hossain, Akram; Bolbol, A. S.; Bakir, T. M. F.; Siddiqui, Maqsood A.; Rajan, M.R.; Kumarasinghe, Gamith L.

doi:10.1177/146642408810800211

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“…Most of the patients had a single, dry, noduloulcerative lesion on the face, suggestive of dry‐type leishmaniasis. Similar features have been recorded in south‐western Saudi Arabia 7–9 . One of the patients had 71 lesions on different sites of the body, suggesting dissemination.…”

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Yemen: clinicoepidemiologic features and a preliminary report on species identification

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Objective To study the clinicoepidemiologic profile of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Yemen (Hajjah and adjacent regions) and to identify the Leishmania species responsible.Methods All 136 cases [96 (70.6%) males and 40 (29.4%) females] were subjected to detailed analysis. The diagnosis was based on positive slit skin smear and histopathologic studies when needed. In four cases, in vitro culture and Leishmania characterization by isoenzyme electrophoresis of 15 isoenzymes were attempted.Results Most of the patients (107; 78.7%) were residents of the Hajjah Governorate. The majority of the patients had a single noduloulcerative lesion on the face. Slit skin smear was positive for parasites in 128 (94%) cases (highly positive in 63 cases) and four Leishmania isolates were obtained. The isoenzyme characterization results revealed L. tropica to be the species responsible, and zymodeme analysis showed that one strain belonged to zymodeme MON137, and three strains belonged to two previously undescribed zymodemes similar to zymodeme MON71.

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Yemen: clinicoepidemiologic features and a preliminary report on species identification

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“…The majority of the present patients (97.9%) had “dry type” CL with a single noduloulcerative lesion on the face, as has been similarly reported in southwestern Saudi Arabia . Mucocutaneous involvement of the lips ( n = 41) and nose ( n = 5) was also observed, as previously reported from Sana'a, Saudi Arabia, and northern Ethiopia .…”

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Ongoing outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in northwestern Yemen: clinicoepidemiologic, geographic, and taxonomic study

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Fiorentino

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Int J Dermatology

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“…These features suggest that the causative agent may be Leishmania tropica as found in central Saudi Arabia. 8 Two different species, Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica , have previously been identified in Yemen. 5 Many patients had a prolonged course, a highly positive smear even 1–6 years after onset of the disease, and inadequate response after prolonged systemic therapy.…”

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