Cutaneous Leishmaniasis on the Glans Penis: A Case Report

A 79-year-old male presented with an ulcerated lesion on the glans penis. Histopathological evaluation of the biopsy from the lesion revealed the presence of Leishmania amastigotes and confirmed the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis. The patient was treated with several sessions of cryotherapy; t...

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Main Authors:	Farhad Handjani, Kaveh Taghipour, Amir Miri
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pasteur Institute of Iran 2019-07-01
Series:	Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	cutaneous leishmaniasis genital leishmaniasis cryotherapy
Online Access:	http://jommid.pasteur.ac.ir/article-1-198-en.html

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spelling	doaj-3a90b3f48d0f4569ab41e4b7f3bcc6c62021-02-23T08:00:42ZengPasteur Institute of IranJournal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases2345-53492345-53302019-07-01738788Cutaneous Leishmaniasis on the Glans Penis: A Case ReportFarhad Handjani0Kaveh Taghipour1Amir Miri2 Molecular Dermatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz,Iran Molecular Dermatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz,Iran Molecular Dermatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz,Iran A 79-year-old male presented with an ulcerated lesion on the glans penis. Histopathological evaluation of the biopsy from the lesion revealed the presence of Leishmania amastigotes and confirmed the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis. The patient was treated with several sessions of cryotherapy; the lesion healed and left no scar.http://jommid.pasteur.ac.ir/article-1-198-en.htmlcutaneous leishmaniasisgenital leishmaniasiscryotherapy
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title	Cutaneous Leishmaniasis on the Glans Penis: A Case Report
title_short	Cutaneous Leishmaniasis on the Glans Penis: A Case Report
title_full	Cutaneous Leishmaniasis on the Glans Penis: A Case Report
title_fullStr	Cutaneous Leishmaniasis on the Glans Penis: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed	Cutaneous Leishmaniasis on the Glans Penis: A Case Report
title_sort	cutaneous leishmaniasis on the glans penis: a case report
publisher	Pasteur Institute of Iran
series	Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
issn	2345-5349 2345-5330
publishDate	2019-07-01
description	A 79-year-old male presented with an ulcerated lesion on the glans penis. Histopathological evaluation of the biopsy from the lesion revealed the presence of Leishmania amastigotes and confirmed the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis. The patient was treated with several sessions of cryotherapy; the lesion healed and left no scar.
topic	cutaneous leishmaniasis genital leishmaniasis cryotherapy
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis on the Glans Penis: A Case Report

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