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Case of widespread and atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis in a young woman with breast cancer.

Fatemeh MohagheghFatemeh MokhtariFereshteh SherafatMohammad ShoushtarizadehElham Tavousi Tabatabaei
Published in: Clinical case reports (2024)
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus leishmania. Atypical presentation and widespread progression of the lesions may be seen in an immunocompromised patient. We report a case of atypical and widespread cutaneous leishmaniasis in a young woman with breast cancer.
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  • case report
  • middle aged
  • young adults
  • breast cancer risk
  • acute respiratory distress syndrome