Lupoid leishmaniasis due to Leishmania major with remaining large scars: report of 2 cases
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Lupoid leishmaniasis due to Leishmania major with remaining large scars: report of 2 cases.
Lupoid leishmaniasis, a clinical form of cutaneous leishmaniasis, was described by Christopherson in 1923 [1]. It is a chronic condition that typically follows acute cutaneous leishmaniasis infection. In this clinical form, 1 to 2 years after healing of the acute lesion, new papules and nodules appear at the margin of the remaining scar. The papules have a granulomatous, lupoid appearance and a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1020-3397,1687-1634
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.3.344