title: [Penile sporotrichoid cutaneous leishmaniasis].
abstract: The localisation of the cutaneous leishmaniasis of L. major at the penis level is rare, we report here a new observation. Mr K. R aged of 41, without known pathological background presented for 20 days a nodular lesion of the anterior face of the neck, 2 juxtaposed ulcerated nodular lesions of the left wrist. He presented also subcutaneous nodules ranged linearly and extended to the root of the penis. Theses lesions were covered by an erythematous or ulcerated skin. The smear made from the genital lesions of the penis confirmed the diagnosis of a cutaneous leishmaniasis. The evolution was favourable after a 21 days treatment by doxycyclin after an interval of one week. Our observation was specific by the localisation of the cutaneous leishmaniasis and by the clinical form. This shows that in our region cutaneous leishmaniasis is characterised by different clinical symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie, EPS Hédi Chaker 3029 Sfax, Tunisie. masmoudiabd@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masmoudi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boudaya
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bouzid
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Frigui
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Meziou
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akrout
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zahaf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004890:Erythema / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D018320:Leishmania major / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D004318:Doxycycline