A case of a verrucous and pseudotumoral mass on the leg that resolved with cryotherapy

Mariem Rekik; Khadija Sellami; Mariem Amouri; Saadia Makni; Naourez Gouiaa; Tahya Boudaouara; Hamida Turki

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5352

Clinical Case Reports (Feb 2022)

A case of a verrucous and pseudotumoral mass on the leg that resolved with cryotherapy

Mariem Rekik,
Khadija Sellami,
Mariem Amouri,
Saadia Makni,
Naourez Gouiaa,
Tahya Boudaouara,
Hamida Turki

Affiliations

Mariem Rekik: Dermatology Department Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax Sfax Tunisia
Khadija Sellami: Dermatology Department Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax Sfax Tunisia
Mariem Amouri: Dermatology Department Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax Sfax Tunisia
Saadia Makni: Pathology Department Habib Bourguiba University Hospital Sfax Tunisia
Naourez Gouiaa: Pathology Department Habib Bourguiba University Hospital Sfax Tunisia
Tahya Boudaouara: Pathology Department Habib Bourguiba University Hospital Sfax Tunisia
Hamida Turki: Dermatology Department Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax Sfax Tunisia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5352
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 2
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Various clinical forms of cutaneous leishmaniasis can be encountered such as: ulcerated, lupoïd, sporotrichoïd and other rare forms (eczematiform, erysipeloid, psoriasiform, verrucous, and pseudotumoral). We report an atypical presentation of verrucous and pseudotumoral cutaneous leishmaniasis that resolved following a course of cryotherapy.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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