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Tropical Diseases:

I Leishmaniasis
II Paracoccidioidomycosis
III Blastomycocis
IV Chromoblastomycosis
V Lepra
VI Sporotrichosis
VII Histoplasmosis
VIII Rhinosporidiosis
IX Mycetomas
X Rhinoscleroma
XI Chagasdisease
XII Actinomycosis
XIII Mucormycosis
XIV Amoebiasis
XV Protothecosis
XVI Lobomycosis
XVII Phaeohyphomycosis
XVIII Pruritus actinicus
XIX Bite of snake
XX Coccidioidomycosis

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I. Leishmaniasis

Case 3: Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis / Prurigo solar (bullous dermatitis solaris)

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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

Prurigo solar (bullous dermatitis solaris)

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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

A 32-year old farm-hand from the Venezuelan Andes, who is living in a village situated at 1000 m. altitude refers to the doctor, that he was bitten on the nose by an insect three weeks ago. Later developed a painful redness of the skin with ulceration of a nodule covered by a crusty material.

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Prurigo solar (bullous dermatitis solaris)

In a 6-year old girl from Barinas / Venezuela developed a skin defect covered by a crust after the exposition of several hours at the sun in the garden at lunchtime. An extensive medical examination of the child and treatment confirmed the diagnosis.

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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

In the smear from the ulcer of the nodule numerous leishmanias are found accompanied by leuco-und histiocytes. The amastigotes with the small rod-like Kinetoplasts may be recognized by this high magnification with the Giemsa stain.

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Facultad de Medicina
Universidad de Los Andes
Merida - Venezuela