Abstract
Key Clinical MessageThe Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis (MCL) involving lip is extremely uncommon. A clinical diagnosis of Leishmaniasis of the lips is often challenging to the treating clinician and may result in delayed diagnosis as this case illustrates. MCL should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lip lesions in a Leishmania endemic area.
Highlights
Key Clinical Message The Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis (MCL) involving lip is extremely uncommon
A 44-year-old previously healthy farmer from Mannar, an agricultural land of Northern Province of Sri Lanka presented with a history of progressively increasing swelling of lower lip for eight-month duration
Investigations did not point toward any underlying systemic etiology
Summary
Key Clinical Message The Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis (MCL) involving lip is extremely uncommon. A clinical diagnosis of Leishmaniasis of the lips is often challenging to the treating clinician and may result in delayed diagnosis as this case illustrates. MCL should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lip lesions in a Leishmania endemic area. A 44-year-old previously healthy farmer from Mannar, an agricultural land of Northern Province of Sri Lanka presented with a history of progressively increasing swelling of lower lip for eight-month duration. Examination revealed nontender, diffuse, smooth, and erythematous swelling of the lower lip with no lymphadenopathy. Investigations did not point toward any underlying systemic etiology
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