01187nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001000058653004200068653002800110653002200138653002200160653001100182653001000193653003700203653002800240653002500268653001600293653000900309100001200318700001900330700001000349700001100359700001400370245004400384300000600428490000700434520040600441022001400847       2009                            d  c2009 Apr 1510aAdult10aAIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections10aDiagnosis, Differential10aDiagnostic Errors10aFacial Dermatoses10aHumans10aIndia10aLeishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous10aLeishmaniasis, Visceral10aLeprosy, lepromatous10aMacrophages10aMale1 aMehta V1 aBalachandran C1 aRao R1 aDil SK1 aIndusri L00aDiffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in HIV.  a90 v153 a<p>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.</p>  a1087-2108