Cutaneous leishmaniasis diagnosed by qrt-pcr: a case report

Conference paper > Summary Text · 2025

Authors: Çınar YILDIZ, Banu YAMAN, İdil ÜNAL

EADV Symposium 2025 Prague, Czech Republic, Prag, International, Poster, Summary Text, 2025-2025, vol Infectious diseases, pp 5-5

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<p>Leishmaniasis&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;endemic&nbsp;disease&nbsp;transmitted&nbsp;to&nbsp;humans&nbsp;by&nbsp;female&nbsp;sandflies.&nbsp;Diagnosis&nbsp;is&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;clinical&nbsp;and&nbsp;microbiological&nbsp;examinations.&nbsp;It&nbsp;often&nbsp;presents&nbsp;with&nbsp;cutaneous&nbsp;manifestations,&nbsp;but&nbsp;visceral&nbsp;forms&nbsp;can&nbsp;also&nbsp;occur.&nbsp;Lesions&nbsp;may&nbsp;vary&nbsp;in&nbsp;appearance,&nbsp;and&nbsp;diagnostic&nbsp;methods&nbsp;include&nbsp;microbiology,&nbsp;serology,&nbsp;and&nbsp;molecular&nbsp;tests.&nbsp;A&nbsp;study&nbsp;identified&nbsp;the&nbsp;“nail&nbsp;sign”&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;significant&nbsp;finding&nbsp;for&nbsp;cutaneous&nbsp;leishmaniasis&nbsp;in&nbsp;endemic&nbsp;regions&nbsp;due&nbsp;to&nbsp;its&nbsp;high&nbsp;specificity&nbsp;and&nbsp;positive&nbsp;predictive&nbsp;value.&nbsp;We&nbsp;present&nbsp;a&nbsp;patient&nbsp;whose&nbsp;clinical&nbsp;diagnosis&nbsp;of&nbsp;leishmaniasis,&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;presence&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;“nail&nbsp;sign”,&nbsp;was&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;only&nbsp;through&nbsp;polymerase&nbsp;chain&nbsp;reaction&nbsp;(PCR)</p>

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