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| Diagnosis: | LEISHMANIASIS | Category: | infections and infestations / ulcer | ||
| Body Site: | elbow / arm | Age: | 65 years | ||
| Contributor: | Farhad Bakhtiarnia, MD | ||||
| Description: | 2.5 cm punched out ulcer with yellow exudate and surrounding purple indurated border | ||||
| Comments: | A 65-year-old diabetic man living in Tehran in Southern Iran had a 1 month history of an ulcer on the right elbow that did not respond to treatment with two weeks of oral cephalexin and metronidazole. Histopathologic changes were consistent with leishmaniasis. | ||||
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