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Zosteriform Cutaneous Leishmaniasis of the Elbow

1Department of Internal medicine, Military Hospital of Gabes, Gabes 6000, Tunisia

2Sfax Faculty of Medicine, University of Sfax, Sfax 3029, Tunisia


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2020, Vol. 8 No. 12, 483-485
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-8-12-14
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Salem Bouomrani, Marwa Ben Houchet. Zosteriform Cutaneous Leishmaniasis of the Elbow. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2020; 8(12):483-485. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-8-12-14.

Correspondence to: Salem  Bouomrani, Department of Internal medicine, Military Hospital of Gabes, Gabes 6000, Tunisia. Email: salembouomrani@yahoo.fr

Abstract

Clinical features of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are characterized by a very significant polymorphism making its diagnosis a real challenge for healthcare professionals. Herpes-zoster-like or zosteriform leishmaniasis is exceptional and often misdiagnosed atypical/unusual presentation of CL. Its prevalence is estimated at 0.14-0.17% of all CL and 2.4% of atypical CL, and is often reported as sporadic clinical cases. We present an original case of zosteriform CL at the elbow, in a young immunocompetent Tunisian woman.

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