Publications by authors named "Lesny Ruth Fuentes"
Am J Trop Med Hyg
October 2017
Article Synopsis
- In Central America, there may be an underreporting of leprosy cases, as initial studies in Nicaragua and Honduras identified patients, including children, with skin lesions that could indicate atypical leprosy but were hard to distinguish from cutaneous leishmaniasis.
- Histological examinations revealed some acid-fast organisms in biopsies, and lesions healed with standard leprosy treatment, suggesting the presence of the disease.
- The study utilized skin tests, nasal swabs, and blood samples from patients and community members, detecting DNA from both leprosy and leishmania in blood and nasal swabs, indicating a widespread presence of these infections in the regions and highlighting the need for further research on their relationship and epidemiology.
