Auricular leishmaniasis in a child successfully treated with intralesional amphotericin B

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most frequent form of leishmaniasis. The auricle is an extremely rare site for CL in the Old World. Auricular CL may be mistaken for other entities, such as relapsing polychondritis (RP). Here we report a pediatric case of Old World auricular CL mimicking RP in a...

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Autores principales: Diociaiuti, Andrea, Giancristoforo, Simona, Calò Carducci, Francesca Ippolita, Bracaglia, Claudia, Boni, Alessandra, Pane, Stefania, Onetti Muda, Andrea, De Benedetti, Fabrizio, Putignani, Lorenza, El Hachem, May
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9796609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35689474
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pde.15046
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Sumario:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most frequent form of leishmaniasis. The auricle is an extremely rare site for CL in the Old World. Auricular CL may be mistaken for other entities, such as relapsing polychondritis (RP). Here we report a pediatric case of Old World auricular CL mimicking RP in a child successfully treated with intralesional liposomal amphotericin B.

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