TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
KW - Diagnosis, Differential
KW - Diagnostic Errors
KW - Facial Dermatoses
KW - Humans
KW - India
KW - Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous
KW - Leishmaniasis, Visceral
KW - Leprosy, lepromatous
KW - Macrophages
KW - Male
AU - Mehta V
AU - Balachandran C
AU - Rao R
AU - Dil SK
AU - Indusri L
AB - <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>
BT - Dermatology online journal
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19450402?dopt=Abstract
DA - 2009 Apr 15
IS - 4
J2 - Dermatol. Online J.
LA - eng
N2 - <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>
PY - 2009
EP - 9
T2 - Dermatology online journal
TI - Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in HIV.
VL - 15
SN - 1087-2108
ER -