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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 80(6), 2009, pp. 935-938
Copyright © 2009 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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CASE REPORT


Mucosal Leishmaniasis in a Sudanese Patient

Kamal Abbas*, Mayson A. Musatafa, Shaza Abass, Musa M. Kheir, Maowia Mukhtar, Elwaleed M. Elamin, AND Ahmed M. Elhassan
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Orthodontics, Genetics Section, University of Khartoum, Faculty of Dentistry, Khartoum, Sudan; Department of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan; Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Faculty of Medicine, Khartoum, Sudan; University of Alnellen, Khartoum, Sudan; Institute of Endemic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

 

ABSTRACT

Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is an oral disease caused by the parasite Leishmania donovani. The disease has been proven to be pandemic in many areas of the world. It affects young men living in leishmaniasis-endemic areas. ML might be accompanied or proceeded by visceral leishmaniasis (VL), although in most of the cases seen in Sudan, ML occurs as a primary lesion. ML can mimic oral cancer or fungal infections, with ulceration as the most common finding in ML lesions. In this report, the patient came from an area known to be endemic for VL. Although the lesions were not ulcerative, the patient history was indicative for ML. Early detection and proper diagnosis were of great help in the cure and prognosis of the disease.

Received October 25, 2008. Accepted for publication February 1, 2009.

Acknowledgments: The American Committee on Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travellers’ Health (ACCTMTH) assisted with publication costs.

* Address correspondence to Kamal Abbas, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Khartoum, Faculty of Dentistry, PO Box 102, Khartoum, Sudan 11111. E-mail: kamalabbas{at}hotmail.com

Authors’ addresses: Kamal Abbas, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Khartoum, Faculty of Dentistry, PO Box 102, Khartoum, Sudan. Mayson A. Musatafa, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Khartoum, Faculty of Dentistry, PO Box 102, Khartoum, Sudan. Shaza Abass, Department of Orthodontics, University of Khartoum, Faculty of Dentistry, PO Box 102, Khartoum, Sudan. Musa M. Kheir, Department of Medicine, University of Khartoum, PO Box 102, Khartoum, Sudan. Maowia M. Mukhtar, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Faculty of Medicine, PO Box 102, Khartoum, Sudan. Elwaleed M. Elamin, University of Alnellen, Khartoum, Sudan. Ahmed M. Elhassan, Institute of Endemic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, PO Box 102, Khartoum, Sudan.






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