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Rhinophymous leishmaniasis: A new variant.

Arfan Ul Bari¹, Amer Ejaz

¹Consultant Dermatologist, Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.

Dermatology Online Journal

|April 22, 2009

Summary

Cutaneous leishmaniasis can manifest in diverse clinical forms. A rare rhinophyma-like plaque presentation on the nose and upper lip was successfully treated with antimonials.

Area of Science:

Dermatology
Infectious Diseases
Parasitology

Background:

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) presents a broad clinical spectrum, frequently affecting the face.
The nasal region is a common site for CL, exhibiting various morphologies like plaques and nodules.

Observation:

A case of an elderly male patient with a large, infiltrated plaque resembling rhinophyma on the nose and upper lip is described.
The lesion's appearance mimicked rhinophyma, a chronic inflammatory skin condition affecting the nose.

Findings:

Diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis was confirmed by identifying leishmania parasites in a skin smear.
This case highlights a novel rhinophyma-like morphological presentation of CL.

Implications:

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