Tarkan Ö, Çetık F, Uzun S
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
J Laryngol Otol. 2012 Aug;126(8):821-4. doi: 10.1017/S0022215112001120. Epub 2012 Jun 15.
Leishmaniasis comprises a group of diseases transmitted by the bite of infected sand flies. There are three basic clinical forms of leishmaniasis: cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral. Leishmaniasis may mimic neoplastic lesions and other infectious diseases because of similar disease localisation, physical characteristics and histopathological findings.
A 35-year-old man was referred to our clinic with a presumed diagnosis of angiolymphoid hyperplasia of the auricle; however, this lesion proved to be cutaneous leishmaniasis. The definitive diagnosis was reached by identifying the parasites on smears obtained from the lesion.
It should be borne in mind that cutaneous leishmaniasis presenting as isolated auricular lesions may mimic neoplasia. In the present case report, we discuss auricular cutaneous leishmaniasis and we review the relevant literature.
利什曼病是一组由受感染的白蛉叮咬传播的疾病。利什曼病有三种基本临床类型：皮肤型、黏膜皮肤型和内脏型。由于疾病定位、体征和组织病理学表现相似，利什曼病可能会与肿瘤性病变及其他传染病相混淆。
一名35岁男性因耳廓血管淋巴样增生被转诊至我院；然而，该病变最终被证实为皮肤利什曼病。通过从病变部位涂片识别出寄生虫得以确诊。
应记住，以孤立性耳廓病变形式出现的皮肤利什曼病可能会与肿瘤相混淆。在本病例报告中，我们讨论了耳廓皮肤利什曼病并回顾了相关文献。
