[Rapid diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis and histoplasmosis by direct microscopic tests]

P Couppié; R Pradinaud; E Grosshans; D Sainte-Marie; B Benoist

[Rapid diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis and histoplasmosis by direct microscopic tests]

Ann Dermatol Venereol. 1997;124(12):849-51.

[Article in French]

Authors

P Couppié¹, R Pradinaud, E Grosshans, D Sainte-Marie, B Benoist

Affiliation

¹ Service de Dermatologie du Centre Hospitalier Général de Cayenne.

PMID: 9732758

Abstract

Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis and disseminated histoplasmosis can be diagnosed by direct examination of pathology specimens after Giemsa staining.

Case report: An HIV-infected man developed cutaneous leishmaniasis and disseminated histoplasmosis with buccal lesions concomitantly. Smears stained with the RAL 555 kit provided the diagnosis of these two diseases.

Discussion: This case illustrates how direct microscopic examinations can provide inexpensive, rapid and safe diagnosis of infectious diseases. Direct microscopic examinations are routine practice in a tropical dermatology unit.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Cytodiagnosis*
Dermatomycoses / diagnosis*
HIV Infections / complications
Histoplasmosis / diagnosis*
Humans
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
Male
Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
Oral Ulcer / etiology
Oral Ulcer / pathology
Time Factors