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OCCURRENCE OF TWO AUTOCHTHONOUS CASES OF AMERICAN CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF CAJU, CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Bernardes Filho, Fred et al. | Date Issued: 2014
Author
Bernardes Filho, Fred
Bonatto, Danielle Cristine
Martins, Gustavo
Maier, Leonardo de Medeiros
Nery, José Augusto da Costa
Abulafia, Luna Azulay
Affilliation
Santa Casa da Misericórida. Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Santa Casa da Misericórida. Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Clíníca Particular. Ituiutaba, MG, Brasil.
Hospital Municipal Rocha Maia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Santa Casa da Misericórida. Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
nta Casa da Misericórida. Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
American cutaneous leishmaniasis is in full geographic expansion in Brazil and it is considered among the infectious and parasitic diseases of utmost importance worldwide, not only by its frequency, but mainly by therapeutic difficulties, deformities and sequelae that may result. In the state of Rio de Janeiro, the first autochthonous case of American cutaneous leishmaniasis was registered by Rabello in 1913. The authors report two cases of the disease in the region around the Cemetery São Francisco Xavier, in the Caju neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro city, and emphasize the need for actions that aim to early diagnosis and treatment of American cutaneous leishmaniasis cases.
Keywords
Leishmaniasis
Cutaneous
Leishmaniasis visceral
Psychodidae
 
Keywords in Spanish
Leishmaniasis
Psychodidae
 
DeCS
Leishmaniose Visceral
Leishmaniose
Leishmaniose Cutânea
Psychodidae
 
Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
Citation
BERNARDES FILHO, Fred et al. Occurrence of two autochthonous cases of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the neighborhood of Caju, city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. An Bras Dermatol., v.89, n.5, p.848-850, 2014.
DOI
10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143539
ISSN
1806-4841