A case of lingual and palatine localization of a viscerotropic Leishmania infantum zymodeme in Sardinia, Italy

Trop Med Parasitol. 1991 Sep;42(3):193-4.

Abstract

An autochthonous case of leishmaniasis of tongue and palate is reported from Sardinia, Italy. The parasite isolated from the lingual lesion was typed through the electrophoretic analysis of 14 isoenzymes and it was identified as Leishmania infantum zymodeme MON 27.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Isoenzymes / analysis
  • Italy
  • Leishmania donovani / classification
  • Leishmania donovani / enzymology
  • Leishmania donovani / isolation & purification*
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / parasitology*
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Palate, Soft / parasitology*
  • Palate, Soft / pathology
  • Tongue / parasitology*
  • Tongue / pathology

Substances

  • Isoenzymes