Open AccessSearching for cutaneous leishmaniasis in tribals from Kerala, India
Author(s) -
SM Simi,
Thekkumkara Surendran Nair Anish,
R Jyothi,
K. Vijayakumar,
Rekha Rachel Philip,
Nimmy Paul
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.62874
Subject(s) - cutaneous leishmaniasis , medicine , leishmaniasis , indigenous , dermatology , veterinary medicine , pathology , biology , ecology
In India, indigenous cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are mainly confined to the northwestern region. But now, more and more case reports are coming in from other parts of India. In January 2009, a 26-year-old lady residing in a forest area in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala State presented with bluish red nodules on her upper extremities, of six months duration, which was clinically more in favor of cutaneous leishmaniasis. She had never gone out of the district of Thiruvananthapuram in her life.