Case Report: Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis Masquerading as Idiopathic Midline Granulomatous Disease | Zendy

Nilesh Tejura | Zendy; Eun-Jung Kim | Zendy; Lisa L. Dever | Zendy; Debra Chew | Zendy

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Case Report: Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis Masquerading as Idiopathic Midline Granulomatous Disease

Author(s) -

Nilesh Tejura,

Eun-Jung Kim,

Lisa L. Dever,

Debra Chew

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.015

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1476-1645

pISSN - 0002-9637

DOI - 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0259

Subject(s) - mucocutaneous zone , medicine , leishmaniasis , dermatology , granulomatous disease , complication , disease , leishmania , pathology , surgery , parasite hosting , world wide web , computer science

Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) is a rare infection caused by several species within the genus Leishmania . We present a patient with multifocal MCL masquerading as idiopathic midline granulomatous disease, featuring the unusual complication of ocular leishmaniasis, as a result of prolonged immunosuppressive therapy. We review clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of this syndrome.

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