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Auricular leishmaniasis in a child successfully treated with intralesional amphotericin B

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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… Click to show full abstract

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.

Keywords: amphotericin; successfully treated; child successfully; leishmaniasis; treated intralesional

Journal Title: Pediatric Dermatology
Year Published: 2022

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