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OSWALDO G. COSTA

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1947;55(3):358-359.

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LEISHMANIASISh special attention because it closely resembles many other verrucous manifestations, such as verrucous syphilides, verrucous tuberculosis and verrucous leproma. The size of the plaque in verrucosa leishmaniasis varies greatly; its outlines are well defined, and it is situated on healthy or slightly erythematous (but never edematous) skin.

The lesion itself is raised and whitish gray and consists in furrows arranged in squares which bound nipple-like projections of uniform height, so that the lesion presents a uniform surface.

According to Canal Feijóo,¹ on inspection one has the impression of looking at a thick crust which completely covers some lesion on which the crust was formed. But when an attempt is made to remove the crust one finds that it is a proliferative lesion. The grooves which divide the nipples are 4 to 5 mm. deep. These nipples are formed of firm tissue, but Canal Feijóo¹ declared that they . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Extramural Teacher in the Clinic of Skin Diseases and Syphilis of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Minas Geraes BELLO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL

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