Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis misdiagnosed as cutaneous sarcoidosis for 4 years
We report the case of a 36-year-old man in whom mucocutaneous leishmaniasis was misdiagnosed for four years as cutaneous sarcoidosis. Appropriate treatment of the infectious disease led to the successful resolution of mucocutaneous damage.
Authors
- Ahmed Abou Bacar
- C. Wagner
- Christophe Ravel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7590-582X)
- Guillaume Gregorowicz
- Charlotte Klein
- Carine Merklen
- A. Blind
- E. Birckel
- E. Holder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4907-1788)
- Antoine Mahé
Institutions
- Hopitaux Civils de Colmar (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (FR)
- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llag131
- Primary Topic
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00