title: Cutaneous leishmaniasis with atypical clinical manifestations: Case report.
abstract: This case report alerts to the existence of atypical forms of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). A woman with nodular cutaneous lesions over a neck with papules and pustules located deep in the hypodermis that formed plaques with subcutaneous induration and satellite papules was confirmed to have CL. After confirmation, the patient was treated with remission of the lesions, scarring and thickening of the skin.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil.
authors.forename: Herintha Coeto
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Neitzke-Abreu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mateus Sabaini
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Venazzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil.
authors.forename: Regiane Bertin
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: de Lima Scodro
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo Donizeti
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Zanzarini
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andréa Claudia Bekner
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: da Silva Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil; Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sandra Mara Alessi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Aristides
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil; Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thaís Gomes Verzignassi
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil; Department of Clinical Analysis and Biomedicine, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Valdrinez Campana
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Lonardoni
keywords: Case report; Clinical diversity; Leishmania; Leishmaniasis; Unusual clinical forms