Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Pregnant Immigrant.

ABSTRACT: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection that causes significant maternal morbidity, and even fetal mortality, during pregnancy, yet there are limited therapeutic options. Here, we report a case of leishmaniasis in a pregnant immigrant with exuberant mucocutaneous lesions with favorable response to liposomal amphotericin B.

SUBMITTER: Briggs N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9345408 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature