Mucosal Disease Caused by Leishmania Braziliensis Guyanensis

Cecilia Santrich Centro Internacional de Investigaciones Medicas, Tulane University-COLCIENCIAS, Cali, Colombia

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Iris Segura Centro Internacional de Investigaciones Medicas, Tulane University-COLCIENCIAS, Cali, Colombia

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Alba Lucia Arias Centro Internacional de Investigaciones Medicas, Tulane University-COLCIENCIAS, Cali, Colombia

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Nancy G. Saravia Centro Internacional de Investigaciones Medicas, Tulane University-COLCIENCIAS, Cali, Colombia

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1990.42.51
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Volume 42: Issue 1
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51–55
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Three Leishmania strains were isolated from cutaneous and mucosal lesions of a Colombian male. These strains, shown to be phenotypically identical based on isoenzyme polymorphisms and monoclonal antibody reactivity, were identified as Leishmania braziliensis guyanensis. Six clones of the mucosal strain were phenotypically identical to the 3 strains. The clinical presentation of the cutaneous lesions and the geographic origin of the infection were consistent with infection by L. b. guyanensis.

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Copyright © 1990 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1990
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Jan 1990
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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0002-9637
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