Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Nepal

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1998 Mar;29(1):131-2.

Abstract

We report an imported case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a 30 year old adult male from Nepal caused by Leishmania tropica. This case from Dharan is the first such report of imported cutaneous leishmaniasis in Nepal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Leishmania tropica*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / epidemiology*
  • Male
  • Nepal / epidemiology