A 25-year-old man from Ethiopia presents with diffuse, non-ulcerating, nodular skin lesions covering his face, limbs, and trunk. Slit-skin smears show...

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A 25-year-old man from Ethiopia presents with diffuse, non-ulcerating, nodular skin lesions covering his face, limbs, and trunk. Slit-skin smears show abundant amastigotes. He has no visceral involvement. Leishmania aethiopica is identified by PCR. What is the diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL)

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Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis

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Localised cutaneous leishmaniasis

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Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

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Lepromatous leprosy

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

A 25-year-old man from Ethiopia presents with diffuse, non-ulcerating, nodular skin lesions covering his face, limbs, and trunk. Slit-skin smears show abundant amastigotes. He has no visceral involvement. Leishmania aethiopica is identified by PCR. What is the diagnosis?