First report of Leishmania (Viannia) lindenbergi causing tegumentary leishmaniasis in the Brazilian western Amazon region.
Lilian Motta CantanhêdeCristiane Batista MattosCamila de Souza RonconiCamila Patrício Braga FilgueiraCipriano Ferreira da Silva JúniorClaudino LimeiraHelen Paula de Jesus SilvaGabriel Eduardo Melim FerreiraRenato PorrozziRicardo de Godoi Mattos FerreiraElisa CupolilloPublished in: Parasite (Paris, France) (2019)
Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (TL) in the Brazilian Amazon region is associated with several Leishmania species. In this report, we describe two cases of TL related to Leishmania lindenbergi occurring in different locations of Rondônia state. After clinical diagnosis, lesion samples were collected for parasitological diagnoses via direct microscopic visualization, parasite isolation, and PCR. PCR reactions were positive in both clinical samples. Parasite isolation was possible for both patients, and isolates were submitted to species identification by isoenzyme electrophoresis and DNA sequencing. This report is the first to describe human infections caused by L. lindenbergi since the initial description and record of human infection by this species in 2002.