First cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi infection in Surinam.

ABSTRACT: Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Surinam is generally caused by infection by Leishmania guyanensis. We report three cases of infection with Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi, a Leishmania species not described from Surinam before. Treatment with pentamidine proved to be effective.

SUBMITTER: van Thiel PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2844559 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature