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. 2005 May;90(5):530–531. doi: 10.1136/adc.2004.057968

Old world cutaneous leishmaniasis infection in children: a case series

J Jones 1, J Bowling 1, J Watson 1, F Vega-Lopez 1, J White 1, E Higgins 1
PMCID: PMC1720394  PMID: 15851441

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Figure 3.

Figure 3

 (A) Lupoid leishmaniasis with scarring due to previous L tropica infection and the presence of red/brown papules at the periphery of the scar. (B) Lupoid leishmaniasis with scarring due to previous L tropica infection, and two red/brown nodules at the superior and inferior poles, of the scar on the left cheek of a 9 year old boy from Afghanistan

Figure 1.

Figure 1

 (A) An ulcerated, nodular plaque with diffuse dermal infiltration involving the upper lip in an 8 year old girl from Pakistan (L tropica). (B) Ulcerated nodular plaques on the cheeks of a 3 year old boy from Turkey (L tropica). (C) An ulcerated plaque on the forehead of a 5 year old boy from Afghanistan (L tropica). (D) An ulcerated plaque above the lip of a 10 year old boy from Afghanistan (L tropica).

Figure 2.

Figure 2

 (A) A 3 year old boy from Turkey following treatment with systemic sodium stibogluconate. (B) An 8 year old girl from Pakistan, following treatment with systemic sodium stibogluconate.

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Figure 4

 Crusted plaque on the forearm of a young boy from Algeria (L major).


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