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. 2025 Jul-Aug;70(4):221.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_272_24. Epub 2025 Jun 30.

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Rare Cause of Perichondritis

Ayda Acar  1 , Göktürk Oraloğlu  2 , Fatmagül Dirican Ulusoy  3 , Taner Akalın  4 , Seray Töz  5 , Bengü Gerçeker Türk  6
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Rare Cause of Perichondritis

Ayda Acar et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2025 Jul-Aug.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Erythema and edema seen on left auricula; (b) complete healing after the treatment
Figure 2
Figure 2
Granuloma structures including multinuclear giant cells in the dermis, inflammatory cell infiltration involving lymphocytes and plasma cells, and infrequent eosinophil leukocytes (H and E X200)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Inflammatory cell infiltration including plasma cells and an area characterised by necrosis and necrobiotic changes (H and E X 100)
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