First Cases of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi Infection in Surinam

Pieter-Paul A. M. van Thiel; Tom van Gool; Piet A. Kager; Aldert Bart

doi:https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0360

First Cases of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi Infection in Surinam

Pieter-Paul A. M. van Thiel, Tom van Gool, Piet A. Kager, Aldert Bart

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Abstract

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Surinam is generally caused by infection by Leishmania guyanensis. We report three cases of infection with Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi, a Leishmania species not described from Surinam before. Treatment with pentamidine proved to be effective

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	588-590
Journal	American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
Volume	82
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0360
Publication status	Published - 2010

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