Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: case report and literature review of a rare endonasal infection.

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is a protozoal infection transmitted by a sandfly vector. In Germany, leishmaniasis of the mucous membranes is a rare condition and usually due to extension of local skin disease into the mucosal tissue via direct extension, bloodstream or lymphatics. We report a case of endonasal leishmaniasis in a female German resident who presented in a university hospital with nasal obstruction. Histology of the left nasal septum biopsy was suggestive of leishmaniasis. The molecular detection of DNA was positive for leishmania infantum. The patient was successfully treated as a case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis receiving liposomal amphotericin follow up visits showed significant improvement with no recurrence.

• Authors: Abrar Adnan Suqati, Annett Pudszuhn, Veit Maria Hofmann
• Journal: The Pan African medical journal (Pan Afr Med J) Vol. 36 Pg. 292 ( 2020) ISSN: 1937-8688 [Electronic] Uganda
• PMID: 33117486 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright: Abrar Adnan Suqati et al.

Chemical References

• Antiprotozoal Agents
• liposomal amphotericin B
• Amphotericin B

Topics

• Aged
• Amphotericin B (administration & dosage)
• Antiprotozoal Agents (administration & dosage)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Leishmania infantum (isolation & purification)
• Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous (diagnosis, drug therapy, parasitology)
• Nasal Obstruction (diagnosis, parasitology)
• Nose Diseases (diagnosis, drug therapy, parasitology)