Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Parasitology-Mycology LP3M (Code LR12ES08), Department of Clinical Biology B, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
Department of Nutrition and Environmental Sciences, Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology of Mahdia, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
Parasitol Res. 2024 Jun 10;123(6):238. doi: 10.1007/s00436-024-08263-5.
Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is a neglected tropical disease caused by Leishmania (L.) major. This zoonosis is characterized by a broad-spectrum clinical polymorphism and may be underestimated and poorly treated since it is a simulator of various dermatoses. The aim of our study was to analyze the clinical polymorphism of patients with ZCL. A total of 142 patients with confirmed CL based on the microscopic examination of skin lesion biopsies were included in this study. Molecular typing of Leishmania species revealed that all patients were infected with L. major. In total, 14 clinical forms were observed. Six were typical and eight were atypical. The typical ZCL forms are grouped as follows: papular (26.76%), ulcero-crusted (26.05%), ulcerated (13.38%), impetiginous (9.86%), nodular (9.15%), and papulo-nodular (5.63%) lesions. In atypical ZCL forms, we described erythematous (2.81%), erysipeloid (1.4%), sporotrichoid, (1.4%), keratotic (0.7%) lupoid (0.7%), lichenoid (0.7%), psoriasiform (0.7%), and zosteriform (0.7%) lesions. Here, the lichenoid and the keratotic forms caused by L. major were reported for the first time in Tunisia. These findings will help physicians to be aware of the unusual lesions of ZCL that could be confused with other dermatological diseases. For this reason, it will be necessary to improve the diagnosis of CL especially in endemic areas. Such large clinical polymorphism caused by L. major may be the result of a complex association between the vector microbiota, the parasite, and the host immune state, and further studies should be carried out in order to reveal the mechanisms involved in clinical polymorphism of ZCL.
人源皮肤利什曼病(ZCL)是一种被忽视的热带病,由利什曼原虫(L.)引起。这种人畜共患病的临床表型广泛,可能被低估和治疗不当,因为它是各种皮肤病的模拟物。我们研究的目的是分析 ZCL 患者的临床表型多样性。共有 142 例基于皮肤病变活检的微观检查确诊为 CL 的患者纳入本研究。利什曼原虫种的分子分型显示,所有患者均感染 L. major。共观察到 14 种临床形式。6 种为典型,8 种为非典型。典型的 ZCL 形式如下:丘疹性(26.76%)、溃疡性结痂(26.05%)、溃疡性(13.38%)、脓疱性(9.86%)、结节性(9.15%)和丘疹结节性(5.63%)病变。在非典型 ZCL 形式中,我们描述了红斑性(2.81%)、类丹毒样(1.4%)、孢子丝菌样(1.4%)、角化性(0.7%)狼疮样(0.7%)、苔藓样(0.7%)、银屑病样(0.7%)和带状疱疹样(0.7%)病变。这里,利什曼原虫引起的苔藓样和角化性病变在突尼斯是首次报道。这些发现将帮助医生了解可能与其他皮肤病混淆的不寻常的 ZCL 病变。因此,有必要改善尤其是在流行地区的 CL 诊断。L. major 引起的这种大的临床表型多样性可能是媒介微生物群、寄生虫和宿主免疫状态之间复杂相互作用的结果,应该进一步开展研究以揭示 ZCL 临床表型多样性的相关机制。
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