New Cases of Andean Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Quinocay District, Yauyos Province, Lima

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  • Milko Bobbio Pérez Puesto de Salud de Quinocay Yauyos Dirección de Salud Lima Sur Ministerio de Salud Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v61i2.4339

Keywords:

Leishmaniasis, Therapy, Leishmania braziliensis, Communicable Diseases, Chronic Disease

Abstract

Five patients with the diUgnosis of Andean Cutaneous Leishmaniasis were seen in the District of Quinocay, between may 1999 and january 2000, after a lateney period of 8 years. All the patients were women, lesions were located on the face and lower limbs with 1-2 cm of size and the main symptom was itching without infection signs. Response to pentavalent antimony therapy was good.
Vol 61, No 2 (2000)

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2000-06-19

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Vol. 61 No. 2 (2000)

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Bobbio Pérez M. New Cases of Andean Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Quinocay District, Yauyos Province, Lima. An Fac med [Internet]. 2000 Jun. 19 [cited 2024 May 19];61(2):142-5. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/4339