{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Imported case ofLeishmania tropica cutaneous leishmaniasis in a 10-year-old child in Malaysia.
{Author}: Tan TK;Yap NJ;Leong KF;Teh CS;Tay ST;Lim YAL;Tan TK;Yap NJ;Leong KF;Teh CS;Tay ST;Lim YAL;
{Journal}: Trop Biomed
{Volume}: 39
{Issue}: 1
{Year}: Mar 2022 1
{Factor}: 0.717
{DOI}: 10.47665/tb.39.1.017
{Abstract}: The present paper reported a first imported case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a 10-year- old child who returned from Saudi Arabia to Malaysia. Six weeks after his travel to Malaysia, two erythematous dermal nodules were developed over his right cheek and chin. Occurrence of intracellular amastigote of Leishmania was observed through examination of skin biopsy with hematoxylin and eosin stain. Furthermore, molecular analysis of ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) of Leishmania spp. confirmed the child was infected with Leishmania tropica. The child was given oral fluconazole and he had a 80% recovery before he went back to Saudi Arabia.