@article{101463,
  keywords = {atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis, Leishmania donovani, Western Ghats},
  author = {Fathima PA and Shah HK and Aiswarya RS and Ajithlal PM and Shailaja TV and Shubin C and Reena KJ and Saini P},
  title = {Cutaneous leishmaniasis: a neglected clinical manifestation among the tribal population in Nilambur, Kerala, India},
  abstract = {<p><strong>Background:</strong> Different clinical manifestations of leishmaniasis (cutaneous and visceral) caused by Leishmania donovani have been reported from Kerala, India. Leishmania donovani causing cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) (also called atypical CL [ACL]) is one of the major health concerns in the Western Ghats belt of the state.</p>

<p><strong>Methods:</strong> Skin biopsies of 20 patients with suspected CL from Nilambur, Kerala, were processed for CL diagnosis during the period 2022–2023. Parasite species were characterized using Leishmania-specific Internal Transcribed Spacer-Ⅰ (ITS-Ⅰ) PCR and ITS-Ⅰ RFLP analysis.</p>

<p><strong>Result: </strong>A total of 18 cases were confirmed to be CL and the parasite was identified as L. donovani.</p>

<p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> These indigenous ACL (CL due to L. donovani) reports from the small foci of Nilambur reveal an emerging endemic zone of leishmaniasis in the Western Ghats.</p>
},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene},
  publisher = {Oxford University Press (OUP)},
  issn = {0035-9203, 1878-3503},
  doi = {10.1093/trstmh/trae102},
  language = {ENG},
}