title: Recurrent cutaneous leishmaniasis.
abstract: We present a case of an 18-year-old male patient who, after two years of inappropriate treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis, began to show nodules arising at the edges of the former healing scar. He was immune competent and denied any trauma. The diagnosis of recurrent cutaneous leishmaniasis was made following positive culture of aspirate samples. The patient was treated with N-methylglucamine associated with pentoxifylline for 30 days. Similar cases require special attention mainly because of the challenges imposed by treatment.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Brasilia University Hospital, UnB, Brasilia, DF, Brazil. ciro_m_gomes@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Ciro Martins
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Fabiana dos Santos
authors.initials: Fdos S
authors.lastname: Damasco
authors.forename: Orlando Oliveira de
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Morais
authors.forename: Carmen Déa Ribeiro de
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Paula
authors.forename: Raimunda Nonata Ribeiro
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Sampaio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D008536:Meglumine; D010431:Pentoxifylline