Cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in French Guiana.

The authors report the fourth case of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in French Guiana. In this case, the subject had a recurrent lesion at the site of the original scar (buttock) and at a new skin site near the first The patient was treated with three courses of pentamidine isethionate and one course of intramuscular injections of meglumine antimoniate. A review of human leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis is also presented, focusing on epidemiology, clinical aspects, and therapy (C) 2000 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.