[Basal cell carcinoma superimposed on an old scar of localized cutaneous leishmaniasis: a case report]

ABSTRACT

Basal cell carcinoma [BCC] is the most common malignant tumor of the skin, which originates from the basal cell layer of the skin. It is more common in white race with skin types I and II. Some predisposing factors are sunlight, ionizing radiation, arsenic salts, PUVA and scar. We present a case of BCC, which appeared over an old scar of localized cutaneous leishmaniasis in a 49-year-old woman