Cutaneous leishmaniasis in upper extremity

braziliensis leishmania lutzomyia Leishmaniasis

Authors

  • Patricia Chang
    pchang2622@gmail.com
    Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General de Enfermedades, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Rosmin Marroquín Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General de Enfermedades, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Sara Barillas Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General de Enfermedades, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Julia Ovalle Servicio de Patología, Hospital General de Enfermedades, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Tom Samayoa Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General de Enfermedades, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
March 19, 2021
August 9, 2021

In Guatemala, leishmaniasis continues to be a public health problem, being endemic in the departments of Petén, Alta Verapaz, Izabal, Quiché, Huehuetenango and El Progreso. We present the case of a 38-year-old patient from Alta Verapaz, with an ulc