Vol. 35 No. 5 (2018): October
Clinical Case

Liposomal amphotericin B treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. braziliensis: an imported case report

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  • Cristián Navarrete-Dechent,
  • Carolina Cevallos,
  • María Isabel Jercic,
  • Cristóbal Saldias-Fuentes,
  • Sergio González,
  • Jaime Labarca
Cristián Navarrete-Dechent
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Carolina Cevallos
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
María Isabel Jercic
2Instituto de Salud Pública
Cristóbal Saldias-Fuentes
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Sergio González
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Jaime Labarca
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Published 2018-11-25

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Navarrete-Dechent C, Cevallos C, Isabel Jercic M, Saldias-Fuentes C, González S, Labarca J. Liposomal amphotericin B treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. braziliensis: an imported case report. Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2018 Nov. 25 [cited 2025 Nov. 25];35(5). Available from: https://revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/263

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Abstract

Leishmaniasis is an infection caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania sp. and transmitted by sandfly vectors. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most frequent form of presentation. Clinically, chronic and painless ulcers are observed, which usually occur at the site of the sandfly bite. The diagnosis and treatment of this disease is specially challenging in non-endemic countries such as Chile, requiring the use of diverse laboratory techniques as well as the support of expert physicians. Herein we report an imported case of a healthy 42-year-old male with CL caused by L. braziliensis with successful response to liposomal amphotericin B.
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