Cutaneous leishmaniasis as a possible predisposing factor for skin malignancy.
This paper reports a 13 year old Yemenian boy with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL.). The histopathological picture of the CL lesions showed marked dysplasia indicating premalignancy. The possibility that CL as one of the predisposing factors for skin malignancy was discussed.
Morsy
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TA
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mangoud
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AM
el-Sebai
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MM
al Seghayer
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SM
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000209:etiology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*