Auricular cutaneous leishmaniasis mimicking neoplastic disease

TARKAN Ö., Cetik F., UZUN S.

JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, cilt.126, sa.8, ss.821-824, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 126 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0022215112001120
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.821-824
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: External Ear, Skin, Protozoa, Diagnosis
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Leishmaniasis comprises a group of diseases transmitted by the bite of infected sand flies. There are three basic clinical forms of leishmaniasis: cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral. Leishmaniasis may mimic neoplastic lesions and other infectious diseases because of similar disease localisation, physical characteristics and histopathological findings.