DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS WITH ATYPICAL ASPECTS
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis with atypical clinical manifestations: Case report
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 o...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Dermatology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0011-9059,1365-4632
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1992.tb02721.x