Squamous cell carcinoma superimposed on mucosal leishmaniasis in an HIV-positive patient
- 11 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of STD & AIDS
- Vol. 32 (5), 479-482
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462420970842
Abstract
Leishmaniasis is emerging as an important problem in immunosuppressed individuals, leading to overt clinical disease, atypical presentation, chronic course, and impaired treatment response. Moreover, it can affect unexposed regions and strikingly mimic other infectious disorders and a variety of neoplastic diseases, thus being easily misdiagnosed. Here, we report the case of an HIV-patient where both clinical picture and histopathological findings were consistent with mucosal leishmaniasis (ML). However, the worsening of the clinical picture after anti-leishmania treatment led to suspect a different diagnosis, and squamous cell carcinoma superimposed on ML and Human Papilloma Virus infection was ultimately diagnosed.Keywords
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