title: [Case report of skin manifestations in infantile Mediterranean kala-azar].
abstract: The case of a 19-month-old girl with visceral leishmaniasis and unusual skin manifestations is reported. Emphasis is put on the fact that such manifestations are unusual in Mediterranean infantile leishmaniasis. The clinical features, parasitology, histology, and course of these skin lesions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parsitologie-Mycologie, Faculté de Médecine, Sfax, Tunisie.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayadi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loukil
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lakhoua
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boubaker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Debbabi
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Ben Rachid
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jedidi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: A propos d'un cas de manifestations cutanées au cours du kala-azar infantile Méditerranéen.