利什曼病与病毒传播：社交媒体与皮肤利什曼病的爆发

Leishmaniasis Gone Viral: Social Media and an Outbreak of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.

作者信息

Mongkolrattanothai Kanokporn, Nadipuram Santhosh M, Krakowski Andrew C, Stone Margaret M, Krogstad Paul, Lehman Deborah

机构信息

Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.

David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

出版信息

Pediatr Dermatol. 2016 Sep;33(5):e276-7. doi: 10.1111/pde.12910. Epub 2016 Jul 28.

DOI:10.1111/pde.12910

PMID:27469423

Abstract

This report details how social media communication was used in a group of teens to diagnose cutaneous leishmaniasis that they acquired during a trip to Israel. Their posts quickly brought the cluster to the attention of the teens and their parents, leading to prompt recognition of the true etiology of their lesions and appropriate treatment.

摘要

本报告详细介绍了社交媒体通信如何被一群青少年用于诊断他们在前往以色列旅行期间感染的皮肤利什曼病。他们的帖子迅速引起了这群青少年及其父母的注意，促使他们迅速认识到其病变的真正病因并进行适当治疗。