Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
J Travel Med. 2010 May-Jun;17(3):212-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00403.x.
Leishmania species are obligate intracellular parasites transmitted by various types of female sand flies. The clinical syndrome that results depends on a number of factors including the Leishmania species and immune response of the host. Here, we report successful treatment of lingual leishmaniasis complicating visceral disease in an immunocompetent patient.
利什曼原虫属是一种专性细胞内寄生虫，通过各种类型的雌性沙蝇传播。由此引起的临床综合征取决于多种因素，包括利什曼原虫属和宿主的免疫反应。在这里，我们报告了一例免疫功能正常的患者并发内脏疾病的舌利什曼病成功治疗的案例。
