Open AccessAuricular enlargement: An atypical presentation of old world cutaneous leishmaniasis
Author(s) -
Reza M Robati,
Mehdi Qeisari,
Marjan Ghazi Saeedi,
Mona Karimi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.84750
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , auricle , old world , dermatology , leishmaniasis , cutaneous leishmaniasis , pathology , anatomy , surgery , zoology , biology
The auricle is an extremely rare site for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Old World, which tends to be a benign disease with self-healing small nodules such as the "oriental sore". However, in the New World, there is a type of CL of the ear, named as "chiclero's ulcer" which is caused by Leishmania mexicana. Herein, we describe a case of massive auricular enlargement due to Old World CL.