Abstract

AUDI, V; LIATTO DE NOGALO, AB; MOLINA, SG  and  NOGALO, TG. Primary cutaneous leishmaniasis: an unusual clinical presentation. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2019, vol.100, n.2, pp.61-70. ISSN 1851-300X.

The Leishmaniases are a group of zoonotic diseases caused by protozoan parasites from different Leishmania species. They are transmitted by phlebotomine vectors such asLutzomyianeivai,whichhas its reservoir in vertebrate animals and, accidentally, infects human beings. Since the beginnings of the 21stcentury, it is an endemic disease in the provinces of the North of Argentina.

We present a clinical case of primary cutaneous leishmaniasis in a 56-year-old female patient from the province of Tucumán. The patient presents two atypical lesions in the form of an erysipeloid plaque with a crusted ulcer in its centre, located on the right supraorbital and mandibular regions. The patient was treated with melamine antimoniate and showed clinical improvement of the lesions.

Keywords : leishmaniasis; leishmaniasisbraziliensis; tropical ulcer.