Limited Cutaneous Leishmaniasis as Ulcerated Verrucous Plaque on Leg, Tucson, Arizona, USA1

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Dagenet, Caitlyn B. ; Davis, Mitchell S. ; Murphy, Sean ; Thiede, Rebecca ; Culpepper, Keliegh S. ; Fazel, Mohammad
• Description:
  We report a 34-year-old man who had a nonhealing, verrucous plaque with central ulceration on the lower leg. This case-patient is a rare example of endemic limited cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Clinicians should be aware of this disease because its manifestations can vary for individual patients.
• Subjects:
  Adult Arizona Case Report Culpepper KS Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Davis MS Dermatology Fazel M. Limited Cutaneous Leishmaniasis As Ulcerated Verrucous Plaque On Leg Humans Leg Leishmania Leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous Limited Cutaneous Leishmaniasis As Ulcerated Verrucous Plaque On Leg, Tucson, Arizona, USA Male Murphy S Parasites Research Letter Sand Flies Suggested Citation For This Article: Dagenet CB Thiede R Tucson Ulcerated Verrucous Plaque United States USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jun [date Cited]. Https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2906.230125 Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(6):1268-1269
• Pubmed ID:
  37209715
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10202869
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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  urn:sha256:25a1a7185ab6ecf4522d1cc2a520832f50981a303b0baf9f74cddd96de8b5635
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