Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in an aged adult

Authors

  • Jorge Luis Pérez León Policlínico “Porfirio Valiente Bravo”, Songo-La Maya, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
  • Farah Maria Kindelán Mercerón Policlínico “Porfirio Valiente Bravo”, Songo-La Maya, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
  • Yolainy García Quintana Policlínico Docente “Dr. Mario Muñoz Monroy”, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
  • Jorge Felix Prat Ricardo Hospital General Docente “Valdimir Ilich Lenin”, Holguín, Cuba.

Keywords:

aged adult, cutaneous leishmaniasis, lesion, disease.

Abstract

The case report of a 62 years patient with a history of hypertension who attended the emergency room of Socorro, Itamarandiba municipality from Minas Gerais state, Brazil, for presenting an unique round lesion in the face, with defined edges, ulcerated and painless necrotic tissue, is presented.  These symptoms were in correspondence to a cutaneous leishmaniasis; therefore, it was decided to transferred him to the Municipal Hospital of Itamarandiba for admission, study and treatment.

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Published

2015-09-11

How to Cite

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Pérez León JL, Kindelán Mercerón FM, García Quintana Y, Prat Ricardo JF. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in an aged adult. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2015 Sep. 11 [cited 2025 Jun. 3];19(9). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/436

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 9 (2015): MEDISAN

Section

Case Reports

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