A case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis from Interior Sindh

Authors

  • Tahir Shehzad Department of Dermatology, Combined Military Hospital, Hyderabad
  • Asim Abbas Department of ENT, Combined Military Hospital, Hyderabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.v20i3.415

Keywords:

Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, New World, Old World

Abstract

A case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis of a 10 year-old-boy from Chachro district of interior Sind is presented here who presented with a nonhealing mucocutaneous ulcer of 3 years duration.

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Published

21.12.2016

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2010): July - September

Section

Case Reports

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A case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis from Interior Sindh. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 21 [cited 2026 Aug. 2];20(3):180-1. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/415