Raja Mohammed, Gonzales Zamora Jose Armando
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami 33136, FL, USA.
IDCases. 2017 Dec 5;11:16-17. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2017.11.011. eCollection 2018.
We report the case of a 66 year-old woman who presented nodular skin lesions on her back and upper extremities. Biopsy revealed amastigotes that were identified as by PCR. Evaluation also showed hepatomegaly and pulmonary nodules. Treatment with amphotericin B led to complete resolution of skin lesions.
我们报告了一例66岁女性病例,该患者背部和上肢出现结节性皮肤病变。活检发现无鞭毛体,经聚合酶链反应(PCR)鉴定。评估还显示肝肿大和肺结节。两性霉素B治疗使皮肤病变完全消退。