Cutaneous leishmaniasis is usually easy to recognize; however, several atypical features exist, which may pose Faber High-Light RAD BRS WH MATT A91 Matt White 91cm 110.0456.206 cooker hood a diagnostic challenge.Here we report a 55-year-old female patient, who presented with an itchy and painful eruption localized in a dermatomal distribution along the right upper chest.Although the clinical appearance of the lesions suggested the diagnosis of herpes zoster, dermoscopic evaluation revealed erythema, hyperkeratosis, burst star whitish appearance and hairpin vessels, compatible with the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis.Indeed, leishmania amastigotes were detected by smear from the lesions.
Zosteriform presentation of cutaneous leishmaniasis, as RCD Mains Extension Lead exemplified by our patient, is especially rare.In our case dermoscopy has proven to be an accessible and easy tool to diagnose such atypical presentation of cutaneous leishmaniasis, and dermatologists in endemic areas should be familiar with its typical dermoscopic features.