Recurrent cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Ciro Martins Gomes, Fabiana dos Santos Damasco, Orlando Oliveira de Morais, Carmen Déa Ribeiro de Paula, Raimunda Nonata Ribeiro Sampaio

Anais brasileiros de dermatologia 2013 May-Jun

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We present a case of an 18-year-old male patient who, after two years of inappropriate treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis, began to show nodules arising at the edges of the former healing scar. He was immune competent and denied any trauma. The diagnosis of recurrent cutaneous leishmaniasis was made following positive culture of aspirate samples. The patient was treated with N-methylglucamine associated with pentoxifylline for 30 days. Similar cases require special attention mainly because of the challenges imposed by treatment.

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Ciro Martins Gomes, Fabiana dos Santos Damasco, Orlando Oliveira de Morais, Carmen Déa Ribeiro de Paula, Raimunda Nonata Ribeiro Sampaio. Recurrent cutaneous leishmaniasis. Anais brasileiros de dermatologia. 2013 May-Jun;88(3):462-4