Leishmaniasis in head and neck. ¿A migratory disease?

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Carlos Morales A.
María José Roa C.
Camilo Iñiguez L.
Carlos Mejías G.

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Leishmaniasis, cancer, protozoan, amphotericin, endemic disease

Abstract

Leishmaniasis comprises a group of diseases caused by protozoa of the Leishmania genus. It is endemic in Asia, Africa, and South America, and is very uncommon in Chile. It may cau­se severe upper airway involvement and mimic neoplastic otorhinolaryngological diseases. Due to increasing migration from endemic regions, physicians in non-endemic countries should be aware of this condition. We present a rare and diagnostically challenging clinical case that should be considered among differential diagnoses.

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