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Case Reports
. 2019 Jun 24:17:e00580.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00580. eCollection 2019.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis mimicking cutaneous lymphoma

Carla Andréa Avelar Pires  1 , Nathalia Gabay Pereira  2 , Amanda Gabay Moreira  2 , Julie Marie Costa Sena  2 , Caio César Chaves Costa  2 , Thalita Dos Santos Bastos  2 , Fernanda do Nascimento Rodrigues  2 , Evelyn de Paiva Faustino  2 , Jéssica Rayanne Corrêa da Silva  2 , Maria Amélia Lopes Dos Santos  1
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis mimicking cutaneous lymphoma

Carla Andréa Avelar Pires et al. IDCases. .

Abstract

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is caused by protozoa of Leishmania genus that are transmitted to humans through the bite of sand flies (Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus). The infection is classically manifested as multiple or single ulcers affecting cutaneous and/or mucosal areas of the body. Atypical lesions are relatively uncommon, being able to simulate a large variety of benign and malign dermatological disorders. In this article, we described a case of CL mimicking a clinical presentation of cutaneous lymphoma.

Keywords: Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Differential diagnosis; Lymphoma.

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Infiltrated erythematopapular plaque on the left anterior region of the trunk (A). Erythematous nodule on the right cheek (B).
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Giemsa stain image showing the amastigote form of Leishmania (arrow).
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