Atypical Presentations of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis A Real Diagnosis Challenge

Salem Bouomrani
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Salem Bouomrani: Department of Internal medicine, Military Hospital of Gabes, Tunisia

JOJ Dermatology & Cosmetics, 2020, vol. 3, issue 1, 25-27

Abstract: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an infectious dermatosis caused by a parasite (Leishmania spp) and transmitted to humans by the bite of a female sandfly (Phlebotomus spp). It is still endemic in more than 100 countries, representing an important public health problem worldwide. The clinical presentations of this disease are very polymorphic and sometimes very difficult to diagnose. Nearly 17 clinical variants of CL qualified as “atypical†or “unusual†were described; their prevalence is estimated at 2-5% of all CL. As rare as they are, these atypical clinical presentations of CL deserve to be well known by clinicians, particularly those in first line consultations and in endemic areas.

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Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.19080/JOJDC.2020.03.555607

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