A Rare Case of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Presenting as Rhinophyma

Cutaneous leishmaniasis(CL) is referred to a group of diseases because of the varied clinical presentation, ranging from small cutaneous nodule to wide spread mucosal destruction. The nose israrely involved by CL in even in endemic region. In this report we describe a rare rhinophymatous presentation of CL from a non-endemic region which was diagnosed by fine needle sampling andtreated with Miltefosine.

Keywords:

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis , Rhinophyma