Accidental cutaneous leishmaniasis

Authors

  • Neuza Lima Dillon UNESP; Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu; Dermatologia e Radiologia; Departamento de Moléstias Infecciosas e Parasitárias
  • Hamilton Ometto Stolf UNESP; Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu; Dermatologia e Radiologia
  • Elizaide L. Alvarenga Yoshida UNESP; Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu; Departamento de Parasitologia
  • Mariangela E. Alencar Marques UNESP; Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu; Departamento de Anatomia Patológica

Keywords:

Leishmaniose cutânea, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infecção acidental

Abstract

The authors report the 3rd case of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to accidental contamination of a student of biological sciences during laboratory research. The inoculation ocurred when amastigotes of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis from infected hamsters were injected in healthy animals. At this stage, the student had her glove bitten by a healthy hamster and the infection was probably conveyed by the direct contact of the inoculum with the skin.

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Published

1993-08-01

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 4 (1993)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Dillon, N. L., Stolf, H. O., Yoshida, E. L. A., & Marques, M. E. A. (1993). Accidental cutaneous leishmaniasis . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 35(4), 385-387. https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/29064