American tegumentary leishmaniasis: an uncommon clinical and histopathological presentation Leishmaniose tegumentar americana: uma apresentação clínica e histopatológica incomum

• Main Authors: Adrilena Lopes Adriano (Author), Paula Azevedo Borges Leal (Author), Marcelle Parente Breckenfeld (Author), Igor dos Santos Costa (Author), Clarisse Almeida (Author), Antônio Renê Diógenes de Sousa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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We report a case of an unusual presentation of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis involving a male patient with a solitary lesion on the ear lobe, persisting with minimal increase for at least six months without ulceration or related symptoms. The histological sections showed epithelial atrophy and...