Leishmaniasis is caused by the infection of haemoparasite „Leishmaniadonovani’. Clinically it can present as Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL), Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis (MCL) and Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL). In India it is a major health problem in the North & Central regions of India and is infrequently reported from western India. However, we encountered two clinically suspected cases of Leishm...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is rare in Nepal although visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar) is common in the Terai region. In country like ours where tuberculosis is more prevalent cutaneous leishmaniasis is very likely to be mistreated as cutaneous tuberculosis, especially lupus vulgaris. Here we report a series of four cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis who presented in the out patient department at T...

Both cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic in Northern Ethiopia. The different clinical presentations depend on the responsible organism and the host's immune response. Localized cutaneous leishmaniasis is the type most frequently seen. Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis is relatively rare and usually associated with mucous membrane involvement. Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis pres...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by different species of the Leishmania genus. Leishmania(Leishmania) infantum, causing cutaneous leishmaniasis, has been described in patients living in areas where visceral leishmaniasis is endemic. In this study, it was possible to characterize this species in seven slides from cutaneous tissue imprints from patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in the State ...

a disease of the dry desert area where phlebotomus papatasii p. sergenti are prevalent. In India cases of oriental sore are prevalent in the dry western zone (western part, 79? east of Greenwitch) where the insect vector is phlebotomies papatasii; on the other hand cases of kala-azar are seen in the eastern humid zone where p. argentipes is the insect vector responsible for the spread of the di...

Dear Editor, We would like to discuss on the report on “Zosteriform cutaneous leishmaniasis” [1] Ramot et al. reported that “dermoscopy has proven to be an accessible and easy tool to diagnose such atypical presentation of cutaneous leishmaniasis, and dermatologists in endemic areas should be familiar with its typical dermoscopic features” [1]. In fact, cutaneous leishmaniasis is an important t...

BACKGROUND In Brazil Leishmania braziliensis and L. infantum are the principal species responsible for cutaneous and visceral leishmaniases, respectively. Domestic dogs are the main reservoirs of visceral leishmaniasis, while rodents and marsupials are the main reservoirs for cutaneous leishmaniasis. It has also been suggested that dogs could play a role in transmission of cutaneous leishmanias...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease caused by leishmanias, which results in deformations of the skin. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in the southeastern parts of Turkey. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common form and is often observed in open regions of the body. Involvement of the penis was rarely reported. In this paper, we present a case of a giant hyperkeratotic form of ...

larger than the size of a rupee, on his face, situated at the corner of the right ala nasi. His father, who accompanied him, had recently returned home with the boy from Teheran to visit his family. The boy had contracted the trouble in Teheran some four months previously. As they did not turn up next day I forgot all about this case. After three weeks the boy was again brought to me fof cough,...