Open AccessCheilitis: An unusual presentation of Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis
Author(s) -
Sujanitha Vathulan,
Kumanan Thirunavukarasu,
Felicia Srisaravanapavananthan,
Suganthan Navaneethakrishnan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1609
Subject(s) - medicine , mucocutaneous zone , dermatology , leishmaniasis , differential diagnosis , presentation (obstetrics) , leishmania , pathology , surgery , disease , parasite hosting , world wide web , computer science
Key Clinical Message The Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis ( MCL ) involving lip is extremely uncommon. A clinical diagnosis of Leishmaniasis of the lips is often challenging to the treating clinician and may result in delayed diagnosis as this case illustrates. MCL should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lip lesions in a Leishmania endemic area.