Leishmaniasis - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Farhad Bakhtiarnia, MD

Diagnosis

leishmaniasis

Body Site

elbow arm

Age

65 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

purple yellow

Morphology

ulcerated (erosion / ulcer)

Pattern

solitary

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.

Description

2.5 cm punched out ulcer with yellow exudate and surrounding purple indurated border

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4/13/2008 13:19:37

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