Leishmaniasis of the Oral Mucous Membrane
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in ORL
- Vol. 40 (4) , 193-198
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000275405
Abstract
A case of Leishmaniasis of the oral cavity caused by Leishmania donovani is described. The lesion presented as a firm nut-sized swelling in the mucous membrane of the left cheek of a 31-year-old Sicilian man. The diagnosis required repeated biopsies and a wide range of laboratory tests including immunological tests. Smear specimens proved useful showing the characteristic leishman-Donovan bodies in the tissues and in the cytoplasm of macrophages.Keywords
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