A rare case report of extensive cutaneous Leishmaniasis lesions on ear from Dehloran city, West of Iran and the treatment process

Abstract Background and objectives: Leishmaniasis is a parasitic zoonotic disease and the sixth most important tropical parasitic disease, according to the WHO reports. This disease causes a lesion with remaining scar. Case presentation: This case report presents a patient with cutaneous Leishmaniasis. A 35-year- old male patient weighing 83 kg, residing in Dehloran (Ilam, West of Iran) referred to the leishmaniasis center of Dehloran in June 2015 with a 1 x 10 cm wide wound on the right ear. Specimens were prepared from the lesion, stained with Giemsa, and studied under microscope, which revealed Leishmaniasis parasite. Keywords Author Keywords:Leishmaniasis; ear; extensive lesion; rare reports; Iran