Cutaneous leishmaniasis

  • Aka, Oriental sore, Aleppo boil

  • 2/3 of new CL cases occurred in Afganistan, Algeria, Brazil, Columbia, Iran and Syria

  • 600,000 to 1,000,000 new cases

  • L. tropica and L.mexicana complex are major species for CL

Clinical

  • Skin lesion (papule, nodule)

  • Ulcer with raised edge

  • Scar with altered pigmentation

Diagnosis


Treatment


Prevention