[A woman with a persisting ulcer on the chin]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2011;155(47):A2855.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

A 62-year-old woman presented with an ulcerative lesion on the chin. She had not visited tropical regions, but she had been in Cyprus. A skin biopsy revealed coccoid micro-organisms resembling Leishmania. Subsequently a PCR was performed which showed Leishmania donovani and Leishmania infantum complex and the diagnose 'cutaneous leishmaniasis' was confirmed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cyprus
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leishmania donovani / isolation & purification*
  • Leishmania infantum / isolation & purification*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Netherlands
  • Skin / parasitology