Leishmaniasis Recidiva Cutis of the Lips Mimicking Granulomatous Cheilitis
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Tarih
2015
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Yayıncı
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Leishmaniasis recidiva cutis (LRC) is an unusual form of acute cutaneous leishmaniasis. Herein, we present a case of LRC of the lips mimicking granulomatous cheilitis. An 8-year-old, Syrian child admitted with a swelling and disfigurement of his lips for 4 years. Abundant intra and extracellular Leishmania amastigotes were determined in the smear prepared from the lesion with Giemsa stain. Histopathology showed foamy histiocytes and leishmania parasites within the cytoplasm of macrophages in the epidermis and a dense dermal mixed type inflammatory cell infiltrate composed of lymphocytes, foamy histiocytes with multinucleated giant cells. On the basis of anamnestic data, the skin smears results, clinical and histopathologic findings, LRC was diagnosed. The patient was treated with meglumine antimoniate intramuscularly and fluconazole orally. Cryotherapy was applied to the residual papular lesions. The lesion improved markedly at the first month of the treatment.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Granulomatous cheilitis, leishmaniasis recidiva cutis, lip
Kaynak
Indian Journal of Dermatology
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N/A
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
Cilt
60
Sayı
2
