Dermatology Unit and Genodermatosis Unit, Genetics and Rare Diseases Research Division, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Unit of Infectious Diseases, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 Sep;39(5):832-833. doi: 10.1111/pde.15046. Epub 2022 Jun 11.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most frequent form of leishmaniasis. The auricle is an extremely rare site for CL in the Old World. Auricular CL may be mistaken for other entities, such as relapsing polychondritis (RP). Here we report a pediatric case of Old World auricular CL mimicking RP in a child successfully treated with intralesional liposomal amphotericin B.
皮肤利什曼病(CL)是最常见的利什曼病形式。在旧世界中,耳廓是 CL 极为罕见的部位。耳廓 CL 可能被误诊为其他实体疾病,如复发性多软骨炎(RP)。我们在此报告一例小儿病例,其旧世界耳廓 CL 模仿 RP,采用腔内注射两性霉素 B 脂质体成功治疗。