Leishmaniasis differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:  Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]

## Overview[edit | edit source]

Cutaneous leishmaniasis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause ulcerative skin lesions, such as: bacterial skin infections, blastomycosis, fungal skin infections, eczema, leprosy, sarcoidosis, syphilis, skin neoplasm, and tuberculosis. Visceral leishmaniasis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause fever, weight loss, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia, such as: brucellosis, bacterial endocarditis, schistosomiasis, leukemia, lymphomas, miliary tuberculosis, hemolytic anemia, and HIV.

## Differential Diagnosis[edit | edit source]

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis  | Visceral Leishmanisis  | Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

* Bacterial skin infections
* Blastomycosis
* Other fungal skin infections
* Eczema
* Leprosy
* Sarcoidosis
* Syphilis
* Skin neoplasm
* Skin tuberculosis
* Verrucous lesions

* Brucellosis
* Bacterial endocarditis
* Schistosomiasis
* Leukemia
* Lymphomas
* Miliary tuberculosis
* Hemolytic anemia
* Malnutrition
* HIV disease
* African trypanosomiasis

* Behçet’s syndrome
* Histoplasmosis
* Skin neoplasm
* Discoid lupus erythematosus
* Rhinoscleroma
* Syphilis
* Wegener’s granulomatosis
* Skin tuberculosis

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