Post‐traumatic erysipeloid cutaneous leishmaniasis

Cutaneous leishmaniasis: diagnostic pitfall. Case report

“…In the literature, this form corresponds with the erysipeloide form of leishmaniasis which is a very rare and unusual presentation of CL. Its frequency was estimated to less than 5% in the literature [3], and all reported cases were from Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Italy, Tunisia and Equador [4,5]. To our knowledge, our case is the first case reported from Morocco.…”

“…It has been suggested that as with leprosy ,the various atypical lesions of CL are determined by different types of immune response .The granuloma observed in ECL may be explained by the spread of the parasit in the superficial layer of the papillary dermis and the failure of the immune systeme to control parasit replication [7]. Other factors such as skin fragility due to senility, hormonal changes at menopause and trauma were evoked as facilitating factors of ECL given the predilection location to the face, the predominant affection of elderly females and the antecedent of trauma in some reports [4,6]. Our patient was of a male gender, of 53 years old and there were no skin barrier changes.…”

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“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a parasitic infection caused by the Leishmania species . Leishmaniases are endemic in 88 countries, with 350 million people at risk .…”

“…According to the type of Leishmania , after an incubation period of 2 weeks to 1 year, the lesion occurs as an erythematous papule and then within several months it enlarges into an ulcer. The ulcer presents as a painless, necrotic‐centered, indurated, crater‐shaped lesion .…”

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Following Local Trauma: A Case Report

“…Considering that Leishmaniasis lesions are usually developed in promastigote forms are inoculated by the Phlebotominae, in this case it was noted that the infection has been favored by the local trauma. lesions of CL elicited after local trauma [7][8][9][10]. In two experimental models described, involving hamsters [3] and BALB/c mice [11], it was observed an earlier and more frequent onset of Leishmaniasis lesions where trauma was previously induced.…”