title: Recurrent cutaneous leishmaniasis presenting as sporotrichoid abscesses: a rare presentation near Afghanistan border.
abstract: Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major is endemic in Pakistan and is the second most prevalent vector-borne disease in the country (after malaria). We report a case of non-ulcerating, sporotrichoid cutaneous leishmaniasis that recurred 2 years after successful treatment of two typical leishmaniasis ulcers. The patient came from Kohat, a border town in the northwestern region of Pakistan about 50 miles east of Afghanistan. It is important for physicians to be familiar with unusual presentations of this common condition.
authors.affiliation: Combined Military Hospital, Kharian Cantt, Pakistan. amer_ejaz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Amer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ejaz
authors.forename: Naeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raza
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iftikhar
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000346:Afghanistan; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D034941:Upper Extremity
chemical_list: D008536:Meglumine