Leishmania scar: a risk factor for the development of basal cell carcinomas.

作者信息

Unlü Ramazan Erkin, Altun Serdar, Ssensöz Oomer

机构信息

Department of IInd Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

出版信息

J Craniofac Surg. 2007 May;18(3):708-10. doi: 10.1097/scs.0b013e318053443e.

Basal cell carcinoma is a malignant epithelial neoplasm of skin that usually arises in areas of chronic sun exposure. It rarely originates from smallpox vaccination scars, chickenpox scars, previous surgical scars, or burn scars. We present a case of basal cell carcinoma arising on a leishmania scar on the nasal dorsum 30 years after the primary lesion.