Ecthyma mimicking cutaneous leishmaniasis

Chronic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Mimicking Sebopsoriasis

Sir, Histological examination of the affected skin showed a granuloma consisting of lymphocytes, plasmacytes and, mostly, A 68-year-old man, on pharmacological substitution therapy for 10 years for the removal of a large pituitary adenoma with histiocytes. The routine blood work-up and the lymphocytic subpopulation assays resulted as normal. asymmetric expansion above the cella turcica, present...

Chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis induced after trauma, mimicking keloidal scar

Leishmaniasis is a common parasitic disease classified to acute and chronic types based on the duration of the disease. The acute lesion is presented as ulcerated papule and nodule that heal after a few months with an atrophic scar. The chronic form of cutaneous leishmaniasis is a nonhealing lesion that is persistent for more than one year. Here, we describe a chronic case of leishmaniasis deve...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis mimicking squamous cell carcinoma.

A 41-year-old man from Cuero, Texas with a nonhealinglesion on his left cheek was referred to ourclinic for removal of a squamous cell carcinoma. Thepatient first noticed a "pimple" on his left cheek 3-4months prior to presentation. When the lesion beganto grow he presented to his primary care physician anda biopsy was taken, showing "atypical squamous cellproliferation." Mohs surgery was perfo...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis mimicking a pyogenic granuloma.

Case Report: Lupoid cutaneous leishmaniasis mimicking verruca plana

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an infectious disease caused by various species of leishmania protozoan parasites. Lupoid CL is a rare form of CL that has a stunning similarity to other granulomatous cutaneous conditions of infectious or inflammatory origin. Verruca plana, also known as a "flat wart", is a benign proliferation of the skin resulting from infection with human papilloma virus (HPV...