Case Report

Erythematous Annular Cicatricial Plaques on the Face

Bengü Gerçeker Türk¹, Meltem Türkmen^1*, Gülşen Kandiloğlu², Derya Dirim Erdoğan³, Tuğrul Dereli¹

¹ Ege University Medical Faculty, Department of Dermatology

² Pathology

³ and Parasitology

Anahtar Kelimeler: cutaneous leishmaniasislupus vulgaris

Keywords: cutaneous leishmaniasislupus vulgaris

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Abstract

ABSTRACT

Background:

Lupoid leishmaniasis (LL) is an unusual chronic form of cutaneous leishmaniasis with clinical and histopathological features resembling lupus vulgaris. It is estimated that lupoid leishmaniasis represents approximately 0.5-6 % of all cutaneous leishmaniasis. In this report, a case of lupoid leishmaniasis that has been misdiagnosed as “lupus vulgaris” and then has been subsequently treated with anti-tuberculoid drugs for a substantial period is described.