RT Journal Article
T1 Cutaneous leishmaniasis mimicking a pyogenic granuloma.
A1 Alcántara Luna, Sara
A1 Peral Rubio, Francisco
A1 Perea Cejudo, Manuel
A1 Rios Martín, Juan José
A1 Ferrándiz Pulido, Lara
A1 Camacho-Martinez, Francisco
K1 Leishmania
K1 Síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida
K1 Coinfección
K1 Granuloma piogénico
K1 Leishmaniasis cutánea
AB The Leishmania genus is formed by parasitic protozoa which are transmitted by the bite of infected female sand flies. Cases of sexual, vertical or transfusional transmission or via infected needles have also been described. In humans, 4 forms of this disease have been described: localised cutaneous (LC), diffuse cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral (1). LC counts for 50–75% of all cases (2), it is the mildest form of the disease and can be caused by any species of Leishmania. In Spain, the most frequent form is the oriental sore caused by L. infantum (2). Most cases resolve spontaneously within one year. In United States and Europe, the incidence is increasing due to tourism and co-infection with HIV. The morphological spectrum of LC is very wide; multiple forms of clinical presentation have been described, although the most characteristic one is the nodular ulcerative lesion, characterised by painless crater-like ulcers with a necrotic base and covered by an adhesive crust. The main complication of LC is its progression in some strains towards the other 3 forms of the disease (3). In patients with AIDS and other diseases associated with immunosuppression the risk of dissemination is much higher than in the immunocompetent. We present a case of LC with clinical and histopathological features similar to a pyogenic granuloma.
PB Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica
SN 0001-5555
YR 2015
FD 2015-03
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2103
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2103
LA en
NO Luna SA, Rubio FP, Cejudo MP, Rios Martín JJ, Pulido LF, Camacho-Martinez F. Cutaneous leishmaniasis mimicking a pyogenic granuloma. Acta Derm. Venereol.. 2015                         ; 95(3):357-8
NO Case report
DS RISalud
RD Apr 4, 2025