Multiple lesions of sporotrichoid leishmaniasis in a Filipino expatriate.

Walsh, D S; Balagon, M V; Abalos, R M; Tiongco, E S; Cellona, R V; Fajardo, T T; Walsh, G P · J Am Acad Dermatol · 1997

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Sporotrichoid cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) was diagnosed in a Filipino man who had worked in Saudi Arabia for 2 years. Two primary lesions-one on the forearm and one on the abdomen-were characterized by "satellite" papules and subcutaneous nodules extending proximally in a sporotrichoid pattern. Leishmania organisms were found in both primary lesions and a subcutaneous nodule. There was no evidence of systemic involvement. Recognition that Old World CL may disseminate through lymphatic channels has diagnostic and therapeutic importance.

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