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Disseminated Autochthonous Dermal Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania siamensis (PCM2 Trang) in a Patient from Central Thailand Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.


ABSTRACT: AbstractSeveral case reports of autochthonous leishmaniasis in Thailand have been published since 1996. Most of the previous cases presented with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and were mostly reported in southern part of Thailand. Recently, it has been evident that Leishmania martiniquensis is the main cause of Leishmania infection in Thailand. However, Leishmania siamensis (PCM2 Trang isolate) was found to be of a separate lineage with restricted distribution in southern Thailand and also a cause of disseminated dermal and visceral leishmaniasis in one published case. Here we report the first patient from central Thailand with human immunodeficiency virus infection presenting with disseminated dermal leishmaniasis. Polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing analysis (large subunit of RNA polymerase II and 18S ribosomal RNA internal transcribed spacer 1) from the tissue biopsy sample revealed the pathogen sequences to be highly homologous to PCM2 Trang strain previously reported from southern Thailand.

SUBMITTER: Supsrisunjai C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5417211 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Disseminated Autochthonous Dermal Leishmaniasis Caused by <i>Leishmania siamensis</i> (PCM2 Trang) in a Patient from Central Thailand Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Supsrisunjai Chavalit C   Kootiratrakarn Tanawatt T   Puangpet Pailin P   Bunnag Thareena T   Chaowalit Prapaipit P   Wessagowit Vesarat V  

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20170130 5


AbstractSeveral case reports of autochthonous leishmaniasis in Thailand have been published since 1996. Most of the previous cases presented with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and were mostly reported in southern part of Thailand. Recently, it has been evident that <i>Leishmania martiniquensis</i> is the main cause of <i>Leishmania</i> infection in Thailand. However, <i>Leishmania siamensis</i> (PCM2 Trang isolate) was found to be of a separate lineage with restricted distribution in southern Thai  ...[more]

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