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Periungual tegumentary leishmaniasis: a diagnostic challenge
Bruna Morassi Sasso1, Ana Beatriz Barbosa Torino1, Andréa Fernandes Eloy da Costa França1
1Department of Clinical Medicine, Dermatology Unit, of the School of Medical Sciences of the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) - Campinas (SP), Brazil.
Abstract:
Periungual and paronychia-like skin lesions can mimic various diseases, setting up a diagnostic challenge that invariably requires correlation with complementary tests. We report a case of an ulcerated tumor of the nailfold diagnosed as leishmaniasis. Although paronychia-like cutaneous leishmaniasis is a rare variant, its epidemiological relevance in Brazil should prompt dermatologists to include it as a plausible diagnosis thus leading to correct work up and treatment.
