Localized cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common clinical pattern in cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Criteria for localized cutaneous leishmaniasis - one of the following:
(1) < 10 cutaneous lesions in any distribution
(2) >= 10 lesions limited to a single body part
Because of the limited nature of the involvement, the spectrum of skin lesions types seen in disseminated leishmaniasis does not occur.
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Specialty: Infectious Diseases
