title: Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in HIV.
abstract: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by the intracellular protozoan parasite belonging to the genus leishmania and is characterized by a myriad of clinical lesions including papules, nodules, and ulcers. Diffuse cutaneous forms of leishmaniasis are rare. We report a rare case from South India of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis masquerading as lepromatous leprosy in the context of HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Skin and STD, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, India. vandanamht@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balachandran
authors.forename: Raghavendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Sumeet Kaur
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dil
authors.forename: Laxmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Indusri
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D016774:Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000175:diagnosis; D008264:Macrophages / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male