American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Infancy and Childhood

PANIZ MONDOLFI, ALBERTO; TALHARI, CAROLINA; GARCÍA BUSTOS, MARÍA FERNANDA; ROSALES, TAMARA; VILLAMIL-GÓMEZ, WILMER; MÁRQUEZ, MARILIANNA; PÉREZ-ÁLVAREZ, ALEXANDRA; TÁLAMO, ALEJANDRA; RODRIGUEZ-MORALES, ALFONSO

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2017 vol. 56 p. 1328 - 1341

0011-9059

Infant and young child skin diseases are among the most common features of morbidity throughout the tropics. Because the skin is directly exposed to the environment it is considerably affected by climatic and local conditions so as to vectors and microorganisms, as in the case of leishmaniasis. In the Americas the observed magnitude of cutaneous leishmaniasis in children has leaded to study the increased risk of exposure of this group due to the possibility of peri and intradomiciliary transmission. The present review pretends to make a concrete approach all through the broad and main figures of this parasitic disease including the clinical, physiopathological, epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects, in order to be used as a practical source of reference for pediatricians leading with tropical cutaneous pathology in the region.