Cutaneous leishmaniasis of the eyelid: a case report.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in certain areas of Iran, and in recent years, there has been an increase in the number of reports for rare and new forms of cutaneous leishmaniasis. We describe one unusual clinical form of cutaneous leishmaniasis. In a 27-year-old man, who noted a pimple on the upper eyelid 4 months before. The lesion was nodular and measured 1 cm × 1 cm in diameter. A diagnosis of eyelid cutaneous leishmaniasis was made, and treatment was started with intramuscular meglumine antimonate. He showed a dramatic response, and the lesion almost completely disappeared.
Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Avenue Ebnesina, Safaeeyeh, Yazd 8915887857, Iran.
Jamshid
J
Ayatollahi
Ali
A
Ayatollahi
Seyed Hossein
SH
Shahcheraghi