Isolation of Leishmania sp. from aqueous humor of a patient with cutaneous disseminated leishmaniasis and bilateral iridocyclitis (preliminary report)

Authors

  • Teresa Cristina de Abreu Ferrari UFMG; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Clínica Médica
  • Antônio Carlos Martins Guedes UFMG; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Clínica Médica
  • Fernando Oréfice UFMG; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Oftalmología e Otorrinolaringología
  • Odair Genaro UFMG; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas; Departamento de Parasitología
  • Sônia Regina A. Pinheiro UFMG; Hospital das Clínicas; Departamento de Parasitología
  • Marisa Araújo Marra UFMG; Faculdade de Medicina
  • Iara Lúcia Nunes Silveira UFMG; Faculdade de Medicina
  • Márcia Oliveira Miranda UFMG; Faculdade de Medicina

Keywords:

Ocular leishmaniasis, Leishmaniasis, Iridocyclitis

Abstract

The Authors report an uncommon case of leishmaniasis with disseminated cutaneous lesions, systemic manifestations and ocular involvement, the latter being characterized by bilateral nongranulomatous iridocyclitis. The severity of the oph-thalmologic lesions and its unresponsiveness to therapy (in spite of satisfactory regression of both systemic and cutaneous manifestations) lead to a needle aspiration of the anterior eye chamber, content. From this material Leishmania sp was isolated. To our knowledge this is the first time that Leishmania has been shown into the ocular globe.

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Published

1990-08-01

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 4 (1990)

Section

Preliminary Report

How to Cite

Ferrari, T. C. de A., Guedes, A. C. M., Oréfice, F., Genaro, O., Pinheiro, S. R. A., Marra, M. A., Silveira, I. L. N., & Miranda, M. O. (1990). Isolation of Leishmania sp. from aqueous humor of a patient with cutaneous disseminated leishmaniasis and bilateral iridocyclitis (preliminary report) . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 32(4), 296-298. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/28748