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Medicina Legal de Costa Rica

On-line version ISSN 2215-5287Print version ISSN 1409-0015

Abstract

ROJAS MADRIZ, Beatriz. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: a review focused in Costa Rica. Med. leg. Costa Rica [online]. 2019, vol.36, n.2, pp.82-94. ISSN 2215-5287.

Leishmaniasis is a complex of diseases caused by a heterogeneous group of protozoa belonging to the genus Leishmania sp. It is transmitted to humans through vectors, which in our country corresponds to mosquitoes. In Costa Rica, the province of Limón has the highest number of cases, concentrating mainly in the canton of Talamanca. There are 3 clinical forms, focusing this review on the cutaneous infection. Despite the significant number of cases that occur every year in the country, the management of the disease and the therapeutic options are not widespread among primary care physicians. There are some international guidelines such as those from the IDSA or the WHO; however, we do not have all the therapeutic options available to all doctors, even more so in the Social Security. The present review contemplates the clinical facts, diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with a focus from the Costa Rican reality.

Keywords : Cutaneous Leishmaniasis; Costa Rica.

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