cutaneous leishmaniasis with unusual presentation
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this case report states a 25-year-old woman, residing in the city of dezfool, khuzestan province, south of iran with the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in june 2008. her skin lesion had developed from 8 months earlier as a nodule on her left arm, 1×3 cm in diameter. because of severity of the lesion, we prescribed meglumine antimoniate intralesionally with giving up her breast feeding. after 6 months follow-up, no recurrence was seen.
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis with Unusual Presentation
This case report states a 25-year-old woman, residing in the city of Dezfool, Khuzestan Province, south of Iran with the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in June 2008. Her skin lesion had developed from 8 months earlier as a nodule on her left arm, 1×3 cm in diameter. Because of severity of the lesion, we prescribed meglumine antimoniate intralesionally with giving up her breast feeding. Af...
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iranian journal of parasitologyجلد ۴، شماره ۲، صفحات ۶۷-۶۹
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