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

The authors report the fourth case of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishm ania (Leishmania) amazonensis in French Guiana. In this case, the subject h ad a recurrent lesion at the site of the original scar (buttock) and at a n ew skin site near the first The patient was treated with three courses of p entamidine isethionate and one course of intramuscular injections of meglum ine antimoniate. A review of human leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Leis hmania) amazonensis is also presented, focusing on epidemiology, clinical a spects, and therapy (C) 2000 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier S AS.