Disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis in Old World mimicking histoid leprosy
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis of the Old World.
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne protozoal infection of the skin. Several species of Leishmania cause this disease in the Old World. It is manifested as chronic nodular to ulcerative lesions of the skin, which last for many months and may be disfiguring. They eventually heal leaving a scar. Local care of the lesion and treatment of secondary bacterial infection are essential for healin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/ijdvl.ijdvl_885_19