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- Title
Old-world leishmaniasis presenting as a nasal mass.
- Authors
Bakhshaee, Mahdi; Shabani, Shahaboddin; Farzadnia, Mehdi; Aliakbar Shamsian, Seyed; Layegh, Pouran
- Abstract
Mucosal leishmaniasis is a major problem in Latin America but has been rarely noticed in our region. Although there have been a few reports of mucosal involvement especially in the oral cavity from Southwest Iran, yet none have been presented from the Northeast where Leishmania tropica is the major concern. We report a patient with endonasal leishmaniasis due to L. tropica, an extremely rare entity in immunocompetent patients in our region. He presented with a mass in the left nasal vestibule causing a sense of obstruction on the same side, accompanied by occasional rhinorrhea and mild epistaxis. This case exemplifies the need for considering leishmaniasis as a differential diagnosis for nasal obstruction in this endemic area.
- Subjects
LEISHMANIASIS; NASAL manifestations of general diseases; PARASITIC diseases; CHRONIC diseases; CELLULAR immunity; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENTS
- Publication
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, 2014, Vol 80, Issue 2, p145
- ISSN
0378-6323
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/0378-6323.129393