title: Systemic leishmaniasis involving the nose.
abstract: A case of a patient, presenting with a granulomatous lesion of the anterior nasal septum mucosa spreading to the columella and the nasal floor, whereby leishmaniasis was diagnosed, is presented. The clinical and pathological aspects of this pathology, its diagnosis and treatment are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delbrouck
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Choufani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hassid
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007897:Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology