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A 20 year old women with an ulcer
- developed itchy erythematous papules and plaques on the dorsum of
the left hand
- referred to the hospital and was seen by a dermatologist.
- A provisional diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis was made
- Investigation and Results
- follow up after 5 weeks
- Advice was also given to parents about protection from the disease
- bleeding other infections due to a weakened immune system, which
can be life-threatening disfigurement
- Visceral leishmaniasis is often fatal due to the effects it has on both
internal organs and your immune system
- Visceral leishmaniasis is often fatal due to the effects it has on both
internal organs and your immune system
- Anti-amoebic Mixed amebicide (Luminal and Systemic) Metronidazole in
combination with a luminal amebicidal drug such as diloxanide furoate
- Advice was also given to parents about protection from the disease
- follow up after 5 weeks
- Splenic aspirate Bone marrow aspirate
Lymph node aspirate Dermal scrapings
- Microscopy: Giemsa-stained smear.
Culture: Novy-McNeal-Nicolle or
other growth media
- Investigation and Results
- A provisional diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis was made
- The ulcer was covered with a
crust. It was raised,
erythematous border with
an ulcerative crater in the
center. Its edge was
indurated. There were
multiple small nodules
around the ulcer
- Ulcers
- It is a local defect of the surface of
an organ or tissue that is produced
by necrosis of cells and shedding of
necrotic and inflammatory tissue.
- Traumatic Causes
- Vascular Insufficiency
- Neoplastic Conditions
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Malignant melanoma
- Malignant melanoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- diabetes
- cellulitis
- Infective Processes
- It is a local defect of the surface of
an organ or tissue that is produced
by necrosis of cells and shedding of
necrotic and inflammatory tissue.
- Itching
- Ulcers
- Cardinal Signs of Inflammation
- calor
- rubor
- tumor
- functio laesa
- dolor
- calor
- referred to the hospital and was seen by a dermatologist.
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