title: Atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis resembling eczema on the foot.
abstract: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) typically presents as ulcerated or crusted nodules and plaques. Eczematous morphology of CL lesions is unusual. We report a case of CL that presented as a large eczematous plaque with no clinically obvious primary lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, PAF Hospital, Sargodha, Pakistan. aamirderm@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manzur
authors.forename: U A
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Butt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004485:Eczema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013256:Steroids; D008536:Meglumine