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ArticlePostepy dermatologii i alergologii2019

Imported cutaneous leishmaniasis: a 13-year experience of a Polish tertiary center.

Anna Kuna, Michał Gajewski, Martyna Bykowska, Halina Pietkiewicz, Romuald Olszański, Przemysław Myjak

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Article in Postepy dermatologii i alergologii, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  3. Chronic ulceration as a late manifestation of tropical disease.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2025
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  6. Imported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Cuba, 2017: role of human movement.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2022
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Anna KunaDepartment of Tropical and Parasitic Diseases, Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine in Gdynia, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Michał GajewskiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Martyna BykowskaDepartment of Tropical and Parasitic Diseases, Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine in Gdynia, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Halina PietkiewiczDepartment of Tropical Parasitology, Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine in Gdynia, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Romuald OlszańskiDepartment of Maritime and Hyperbaric Medicine in Gdynia, Military Institute of Medicine in Warsaw, Poland.
Przemysław MyjakDepartment of Tropical Parasitology, Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine in Gdynia, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLeishmaniasis is a vector-borne infection endemic in 98 countries. Its cutaneous form (CL) causes skin lesions on exposed parts of the body and may lead to scarring. The numbers of imported cases of CL are increasing in Europe but the incidence of CL importation in Poland is unknown. MATERIAL AND

methodsA list of all patients diagnosed with CL at the Department in the years 2005-2017 was obtained. The study presents their data including age, sex, areas visited, purpose of travel, time from the onset of symptoms to correct diagnosis, appearance of lesions, results of impression smears and PCR, and superinfection, if detected, as well as treatment methods and their outcomes.

resultsAltogether, 14 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis were identified. The study demonstrates an increase in the number of cases of imported CL at our center over the last 5 years. The time to correct diagnosis was long in spite of the fact that the lesions had usually an appearance typical of CL.

conclusionsIntensified education of physicians and travelers, as well as improvement in the access to travel medicine services and to the diagnosis and treatment methods appropriate for CL, are needed in our country. In our opinion, surveillance of leishmaniasis should be introduced in Poland.

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cutaneous leishmaniasisdisease vectorsemerging communicable diseasesimported communicable diseasesneglected diseasestravel-related illness

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PMCPMC6409886

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