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Biomédica
Print version ISSN 0120-4157
Abstract
MORALES, Camilo Andrés; PALACIO, Juliana; RODRIGUEZ, Gerzaín and CAMARGO, Yenny Carolina. Zosteriform cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania ( Viannia ) panamensis and Leishmania ( Viannia ) braziliensis: Report of three cases. Biomédica [online]. 2014, vol.34, n.3, pp.340-344. ISSN 0120-4157. https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v34i3.2264.
In Colombia, zosteriform leishmaniasis is a little-known and infrequent clinical variant of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Its clinical features include one or more plaques made up of papules and pseudo-vesicles, which conform to a lineal pattern, as well as satellite lesions that affect one or more dermatomes, without crossing the median line. We present three zosteriform cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in which Leishmania panamensis and Leishmania braziliensis were identified as the infective species. In light of the fact that the disease occurs infrequently, diagnosis was reached by taking into account epidemiological and clinical suspicion.
Keywords : Leishmania; Leishmania braziliensis; leishmaniasis, cutaneous; herpes zoster; diagnosis; epidemiology.