Case report: Cutaneous amebiasis: The importance of molecular diagnosis of an emerging parasitic disease
Por:
Morán P., Rojas L., Cerritos R., Zermeno, V, Valadez A., De Oca G.M., Reyes M.Á., González E., Partida O., Hernández E., Nieves M., Portillo T., Gudino, M, Ramiro M., Ximénez C.
Publicada:
1 ene 2013
Resumen:
Cutaneous amebiasis is the least common clinical form of human amebiasis in Mexico, sexual amebiasis was only occasionally observed before the late 1980s. However, in the last few decades, most of the documented cases of cutaneous amebiasis from around the world are sexually transmitted. We present two cases of sexually transmitted genital amebiasis. The molecular characterization of the Entamoeba species in the affected tissues underlines the importance of an etiological diagnosis using specific and sensitive techniques that avoid the rapid destruction of tissues and the irreversible sequelae to the anatomy and function of the affected organs. In addition, for those interested in the study of the human-amoebic disease relationship and its epidemiology, the detection of a new, mixed infection in an invasive case of amebiasis reveals new perspectives in the study of the extraordinarily complex host-parasite relationship in amebiasis. Copyright © 2013 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Filiaciones:
Natl Autonomous Univ Mexico UNAM, Fac Med, Dept Expt Med, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Dermatology Department, General Hospital of Mexico, Ministry of Health, Mexico City, Mexico
Ministry of Health, Mexico City, Mexico
Urology Department, General Hospital of Mexico, Ministry of Health, Mexico City, Mexico
Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
Unit of Education, Scientific Research and Health Policy Direction of Medical Benefits, Mexican Institute of Social Security Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico
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