| Autor: |
Mariz BALA; PhD students, Titular Professor, Oral Pathology, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil., Sánchez-Romero C; PhD students, Titular Professor, Oral Pathology, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil., Alvarado NAP; Dental Surgeon, University of Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela., Campos EMM; Dental Surgeon, University of Montemorelos, Montemorelos, Nuevo León, México., Almeida OP; PhD students, Titular Professor, Oral Pathology, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil., Martínez-Pedraza R; Dental Surgeon, Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México. |
| Abstrakt: |
Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis is a rare chronic infectious disease, associated with Leishmania mexicana and L. amazonensis , presenting as multiple non-ulcerative painless nodules, with a tendency to relapse soon after treatment. We report a case of a 56-year-old Mexican woman exhibiting nodular lesions, plaques, crusts and scars involving the whole body. A solitary nodule was present at the junction between hard and soft palates. Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis is a disfiguring disease resulting in severe scarring if untreated. |
