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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Afghani refugees
Author(s) -
Storer Emma,
Wayte Jeffrey
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2005.00146.x
Subject(s) - sodium stibogluconate , medicine , cutaneous leishmaniasis , cryotherapy , dermatology , leishmaniasis , ketoconazole , biopsy , refugee , surgery , pathology , antifungal , archaeology , history
SUMMARY Four Afghani refugees with cutaneous leishmaniasis presented to the dermatology clinic at the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide. Three of the patients had biopsy‐proven cutaneous leishmaniasis that was treated initially with topical and then oral ketoconazole, without success. Intralesional sodium stibogluconate was then used for these patients with good results. The fourth patient had several plaques of biopsy‐proven cutaneous leishmaniasis, for which cryotherapy was used. This was quite efficacious; however, a small area of recurrence required re‐treatment. Leishmaniasis is rarely seen in Australia, but an index of suspicion is warranted when treating persons with typical clinical features who are from endemic regions.