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Case Reports
. 2024 Jul 16;12(7):e9197.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.9197. eCollection 2024 Jul.

Palpebral leishmaniasis

Mohammad Sharifi  1 , Tayebe Shiravi  1 , Ali Bolouki  1 , Mehrdad Motamed Shariati  1
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Case Reports

Palpebral leishmaniasis

Mohammad Sharifi et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Leishmaniasis can mimic many conditions, including hordeolum, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. The presence of kinetoplast in free-form or intramacrophage amastigotes, ensuring us to establish the microscopic diagnosis of leishmaniasis.

Keywords: direct smear; leishmaniasis; palpebral ulcer; scar.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Ocular leishmanial lesion involving the left upper eyelid before the treatment (left upper) and 6 months after treatment (right upper). Direct smear from the skin ulcer shows amastigotes in the cytoplasm of macrophages (lower image, black arrow).
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