Case of widespread and atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis in a young woman with breast cancer

Author:

Mohaghegh Fatemeh1ORCID,Mokhtari Fatemeh1,Sherafat Fereshteh1,Shoushtarizadeh Mohammad1ORCID,Tabatabaei Elham Tavousi2

Affiliation:

1. Department of Dermatology, Skin diseases and Leishmaniasis Research center, School of Medicine Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran

2. Department of dermatology University of Pittsburgh school of medicine Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA

Abstract

Key Clinical MessageCutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus leishmania. Atypical presentation and widespread progression of the lesions may be seen in an immunocompromised patient. We report a case of atypical and widespread cutaneous leishmaniasis in a young woman with breast cancer.

Publisher

Wiley

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