AMERICAN LEISHMANIASIS OF FRAMBESIAL TYPE

摘要: The clinical forms of nonulcerative American cutaneous leishmaniasis are divided, according to Rabello,1into dermic nodular and vegetative; the latter form may appear with lesions resembling yaws verrucous lesions. In this report I shall deal only yaws-like type, which was described in Brazil by Terra 2 confirmed Cruz state Amazonas, where it is vulgarly called figueira (fig. tree). raspberry type initial do not ulcerate, but acanthosis hyperkeratosis they become covered a thick epithelial layer similar at all points structure papilloma. aspect represented soft papillomatous yaws. diagnosis must be made between disease yaws, vegetative pyoderma, sporotrichosis, syphilid, acuminate condyloma blastomycosis.