Lupoid cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania major, a great mimicker of Lupus Vulgaris in Sanliurfa, Turkey: a case report
Nebiye Yentür Doni, Gülcan Gürses, İsa An
Abstract
Lupoid cutaneous leishmaniasis is identified by a broad range of clinical presentation with brown to red, yellowish-brown, apple-jelly papules. These papules enlarge to plaques, develop into granulomatous, crusted ulcers, which are as similar as cutaneous lesions of lupus vulgaris. Herein, we report a patient with lupoid CL mimicking lupus vulgaris
MeSH terms
- Lupus vulgaris
- Dermatology
- Medicine
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Leishmania
- Leishmaniasis
- Cutaneous leishmaniasis
- Pathology