A rare case of lingual mucosal leishmaniasis caused by reactivation of Leishmania infantum infection
Mucosal leishmaniasis caused by L. infantum is rare and usually mistaken for malignancy. As demonstrated, it can be preceded by cutaneous leishmaniasis of the immunocompetent. Due to possible dissemination systemic treatment should be applied.
Authors
- Tom Luedde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6288-8821)
- Yannik Eggers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6106-1419)
- Martha Holtfreter
- Bernhard Hemmerlein
- Frank Oellig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7984-780X)
- Johannes Mischlinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2012-6327)
- Andreas Hammacher
- Hans Martin Orth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3053-6730)
- Dennis Tappe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4493-0395)
- Alexander Kreuter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2275-499X)
- Torsten Feldt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6755-4492)
- Irmela Müller-Stoever
Institutions
- Witten/Herdecke University (DE)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Helios Klinikum Krefeld (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- HELIOS St. Elisabeth Klinik Oberhausen (DE)
- Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- BG Klinikum Duisburg (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10592-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88