Error detection of breast cancer metastasis to the skin with cutaneous leishmaniasis

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the most deadly malignancy among women. Bone, lung, adjacent lymph nodes, liver and brain are the most common metastases and skin is a rare metastasis. According to the World Health Organization, 98 people are endemic to leishmaniasis and more than 350 million are at risk.Case report: This case is a skin lesion caused by metastasis of skin cancer treated with glucantime as cutaneous leishmaniasis..Discuss: Cancer metastasis to the skin is in the form of nodules, plaques and ulcers. Since the shape of the lesions is similar to leishmaniasis, In this case, a cutaneous ulceration of the toe has been mistakenly diagnosed as leishmaniasis.Conclusion : Considering the appearance of each skin lesion and getting a complete history in initial examination is helpful in differential diagnosis. This patient could have been diagnosed earlier,with given the history of breast cancer and the induration appearance of the wound

Keywords:

breast cancer , metastasis , cutaneous leishmaniasis , toe