Lésion ulcérocroûteuse de l'angle interne de l'œil droit: a leishmaniose cutanée en est une cause [A crushing ulcerous lesion of the internal angle of the right eye: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the causes]

• Main Authors: Laouali Salissou (Author), Moussa Doulla (Author), Maimouna M Ouedraogo (Author), Souleymane Brah (Author), Mamane Daou (Author), Djibo Ali (Author), Eric Adehossi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Our Dermatology Online, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Niger is a tropical country where leishmaniasis is endemic. The first case was reported in 1911. Leishmania major is practically the pathogen found in Niger, a country lying between 8° and 20° north latitudes from the Atlantic to the Chadian border. We report a case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the...