Auricular enlargement: An atypical presentation of old world cutaneous leishmaniasis
Open Access
- 1 January 2011
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Medknow in Indian Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 56 (4), 428-9
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.84750
Abstract
The auricle is an extremely rare site for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Old World, which tends to be a benign disease with self-healing small nodules such as the "oriental sore". However, in the New World, there is a type of CL of the ear, named as "chiclero's ulcer" which is caused by Leishmania mexicana. Herein, we describe a case of massive auricular enlargement due to Old World CL.Keywords
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