Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: does it really exist in Pakistan?

ABSTRACT

Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is considered to be a disease of the New World. It has rarely been reported from our part of the world. A 2-year-old child reported from an endemic area of cutaneous leishmaniasis with clinically suggestive lesions of CL over cutaneous as well as mucosal surfaces of the lip and nose. Diagnosis was confirmed on slit skin smear preparation and he was treated with intramuscular injection of meglumine antimonite [glucantime]. A brief review of the condition is also presented along with the case report