Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis: skin lesion

  • JR Baker
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Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis: skin lesion . JR Baker. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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This is a low power view of a skin section from a Leishmania tropica infection. There is hyperkeratosis (increased thickness of keratin) and the epidermis is evenly thickened. There is a perivascular chronic inflammatory infiltrate in the dermis. H&E stain.

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