title: Localised leishmaniasis of oral mucosa: report of an unusual clinicopathological entity.
abstract: The term leishmaniasis comprises of a group of diseases caused by different species of a protozoan called Leishmania. There are three main clinical forms of leishmaniasis: visceral leishmaniasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis, and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. Exclusive involvement of the mucosa is very rare. We present a case of mucosal leishmaniasis located in the oral cavity. The only manifestation of leishmaniasis disease in the described case was the appearance of an oral lesion. Treatment was provided in the form of antimoniates (oral miltefosine and systemic sodium stibogluconate). A review of literature is made on the subject.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, E.S.I.C Dental College & Hospital, Rohini, Delhi 110089, India.
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Passi
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, E.S.I.C Dental College & Hospital, Rohini, Delhi 110089, India.
authors.forename: Sarang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Vyas Dental College & Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005, India.
authors.forename: Shubharanjan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226003, India.
authors.forename: Chandan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gupta