IDCases
(Jan 2014)
Cutaneous leishmaniasis with atypical clinical manifestations: Case report
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
Affiliations
Herintha Coeto Neitzke-Abreu
Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
Mateus Sabaini Venazzi
Department of Medicine, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
Regiane Bertin de Lima Scodro
Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
Paulo Donizeti Zanzarini
Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
Andréa Claudia Bekner da Silva Fernandes
Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
Sandra Mara Alessi Aristides
Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
Thaís Gomes Verzignassi Silveira
Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
Maria Valdrinez Campana Lonardoni
Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2014.07.003
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1,
no. 3
Abstract
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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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