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Leonardo Silva, MD

Diagnosis

leishmaniasis

Body Site

palate, soft mouth neck

Age

68 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

depressed (atrophy, loss of soft tissue,scar)

Pattern

midline

Comments

This 68-year-old woman developed destruction of the nose, soft palate and central hard palate resulting in difficulty with breathing following scarring from leishmaniasis.

Description

destruction of the nose and scarring of the hard palate

Categories

tropical medicine

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12/25/2006 14:48:17

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