Misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: a case report.
Katarzyna SikorskaMarta GesingRomuald OlszańskiAnna Roszko-WysokińskaBeata SzostakowskaKatarzyna Van Damme-OstapowiczPublished in: Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines (2022)
A lack of knowledge about tropical diseases among doctors and an incomplete medical history were the reasons for many weeks of erroneous treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with antibiotics. This is the first reported case of cutaneous leishmaniasis misdiagnosed as a complication after an aesthetic medical procedure.
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