Abstract: In this study, immune and molecular biological methods were used to identify the pathogen in a blood sample from a patient with dermatosis. Venous blood was collected and tested with Leish rK39 dipsticks. The lesion sample was collected and fixed in 75% ethanol, and DNA was extracted. The internal transcribed spacer 1 of rDNA and N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate transferase of Leishmania were amplified with PCR using primers LITSR-L5.8S and NAGTL1s-NAGTL4, respectively. The amplified products were sequenced and analyzed by BLAST. Weakly positive results were obtained for the gold-labeled Leish rK39 dipstick serological test. PCR resulted in products of 404 bp and 1 405 bp with primers LITSR-L5.8S and NAGTL1-NAGTL4, respectively. Both were 99.7% homologous to the corresponding sequence of Leishmania major. The accession number of the two sequences were KU975160 and KX150476. The case of dermatosis is diagnosed as imported cutaneous leishmaniasis and the pathogen is L. major.

Key words: Cutaneous leishmaniasis, Gold-labeled Leish rK39 dipstick, Molecular marker, Leishmania major