What Is Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis?

Mucosal skin Leishmaniasis is mainly caused by Leishmania brasiliensis, and primary skin ulcers occur 2 to 3 months after infection, which lasts 6 to 15 months. Ulcer lesions are similar to simple skin Leishmaniasis, but usually Within 1 year after the primary lesion has healed, and occasionally years or even decades later, the mucosal skin Leishmaniasis can be transferred to the nasopharyngeal tissue. The nose and mouth plate can be hugely deformed and require plastic surgery.

Mucosal skin leishmaniasis

Mucosal skin Leishmaniasis is mainly caused by Leishmania brasiliensis, and primary skin ulcers occur 2 to 3 months after infection, which lasts 6 to 15 months. Ulcer lesions are similar to simple skin Leishmaniasis, but usually Within 1 year after the primary lesion has healed, and occasionally years or even decades later, the mucosal skin Leishmaniasis can be transferred to the nasopharyngeal tissue. The nose and mouth plate can be hugely deformed and require plastic surgery.

The diagnosis is the same as for simple skin Leishmaniasis, but it is not easy to isolate the pathogen from the mucosal lesions. The Leishmaniaum skin test is helpful for the diagnosis of scarring in the late stage of infection.