• Title of article

    Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: does it really exist in Pakistan?

  • Author/Authors

    Arfan ul Bari United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone(UNAMSIL) - Pak Field Hospital-IV, Sierra Leone , Manzur, Amir PAF Hospital - Department of Dermatology, Pakistan

  • From page
    199
  • To page
    202
  • Abstract
    Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is considered to be a disease of the New World. It has rarely been reported from our part of the world. A 2-year-old child reported from an endemic area of cutaneous leishmaniasis with clinically suggestive lesions of CL over cutaneous as well as mucosal surfaces of the lip and nose. Diagnosis was confirmed on slit skin smear preparation and he was treated with intramuscular injection of meglumine antimonite (glucantime). A brief review of the condition is also presented along with the case report
  • Keywords
    Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis , cutaneous leishmaniasis , Leishmania parasite , LT (Leishmaina trophozoite) bodies
  • Journal title
    Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists
  • Journal title
    Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists
  • Record number

    2584174