Rebeca Mendes Rocha, Jackeline Maria de Sousa Lima Lopes, Emanuelle de Moura Santos Xavier, Rosanna Lorrane Francisco Dos Reis Matos, Dayse Marcielle de Souza Lopes, Flávia Carvalho Bitencourt de Oliveira, Felipe Dutra Rêgo, José Dilermando Andrade, Célia Maria Ferreira Gontijo, Leandro de Freitas Teles, Jamille Fernandes Lula, Luciano Freitas Fernandes, André Luiz Sena Guimarães, Ana Paula Venuto Moura, Thallyta Maria Vieira, Sílvio Fernando Guimarães de Carvalho
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Abstract
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in Minas Gerais, Brazil; however, data on the circulating species remain limited. This study identified Leishmania species in he skin samples of patients in Montes Claros using molecular methods. Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis was found in ten samples, and Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum in one, representing an unusual case of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. infantum in an immunocompetent patient in the state. The patient, a 62-year-old woman presented with four atypical papular lesions on the arm, forearm, and back, with no systemic symptoms. These results highlighted the need for enhanced epidemiological surveillance.
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