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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Mimicking a Nasal Tumor: A Case Report
Maryam Hekmat1,2, Mohammad Reza Namazi1,2, Amir Hossein Najibi3
1Molecular Dermatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by Leishmania protozoa that is transmitted to the patient by sand flies. Depending on the Leishmania species, the disease can present with cutaneous, mucosal, or multiorgan involvement. Cutaneous leishmaniasis can present with diverse clinical manifestations mimicking other diseases. We present a 26-year-old pregnant woman with a painless tumoral lesion on her nose. Due to the atypical clinical presentation of our case for leishmaniasis, it is worth reporting.

