[Hansenoid anergic leishmaniasis].

The A. repport an anomalous form of tegumentar leishmaniasis, the to called "leishmaniasis cutis diffusa". The A. call attention to the rarity of this type in the neotropical region, where only 38 cases were registered in the medical literature. The A. call attention to the anergy and presence of nodular lesions, which are importtants elements, resembling the lepromatous' leprosy. Because of this symptoms, present in all cases, the A. propose the new denomination of Hansenoide Anergic Leishmaniasis of this type of the disease.