First report of Leishmania (Viannia) lindenbergi causing tegumentary leishmaniasis in the Brazilian western Amazon region

• Published in: Parasite (Paris) Vol. 26; p. 30
• Main Authors: Cantanhêde, Lilian Motta, Mattos, Cristiane Batista, de Souza Ronconi, Camila, Filgueira, Camila Patrício Braga, da Silva Júnior, Cipriano Ferreira, Limeira, Claudino, de Jesus Silva, Helen Paula, Ferreira, Gabriel Eduardo Melim, Porrozzi, Renato, Ferreira, Ricardo de Godoi Mattos, Cupolillo, Elisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France EDP Sciences 2019
• Subjects: Diagnostic systems; DNA sequencing; Electrophoresis; Expressed sequence tags; Fins; Infections; Isoenzymes; Leishmania; Leishmania (Viannia) lindenbergi; Parasites; Parasitic diseases; Polymerase chain reaction; Short Note; Species; Tegumentary Leishmaniasis; Vector-borne diseases; Western Amazon; Brazil; Amazon Basin
• ISSN: 1776-1042; 1252-607X; 1776-1042
• DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2019030

Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (TL) in the Brazilian Amazon region is associated with several Leishmania species. In this report, we describe two cases of TL related to Leishmania lindenbergi occurring in different locations of Rondônia state. After clinical diagnosis, lesion samples were collected for parasitological diagnoses via direct microscopic visualization, parasite isolation, and PCR. PCR reactions were positive in both clinical samples. Parasite isolation was possible for both patients, and isolates were submitted to species identification by isoenzyme electrophoresis and DNA sequencing. This report is the first to describe human infections caused by L. lindenbergi since the initial description and record of human infection by this species in 2002.