Cutaneous leishmaniasis with atypical clinical manifestations: Case report

Autor: Herintha Coeto Neitzke-Abreu, Mateus Sabaini Venazzi, Regiane Bertin de Lima Scodro, Paulo Donizeti Zanzarini, Andréa Claudia Bekner da Silva Fernandes, Sandra Mara Alessi Aristides, Thaís Gomes Verzignassi Silveira, Maria Valdrinez Campana Lonardoni
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: IDCases, Vol 1, Iss 3, Pp 60-62 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-2509
DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2014.07.003
Popis: This case report alerts to the existence of atypical forms of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). A woman with nodular cutaneous lesions over a neck with papules and pustules located deep in the hypodermis that formed plaques with subcutaneous induration and satellite papules was confirmed to have CL. After confirmation, the patient was treated with remission of the lesions, scarring and thickening of the skin.
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