Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis
It happens a long time after the beginning of cutaneous leishmaniasis and is portrayed by the devastation of oral–nasal and pharyngeal cavities, possibly advancing to distorting injuries
Causes damaging changes
It causes damaging changes suggestive of Syphilis, Yaws, Rhinoscleroma, and Oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Unlike Syphilis and Yaws, ML does not cause demolition of ligament and, not at all like rhinoscleroma, does not create nasal septum perforation.
What else accompanies ML?
Side effects
The underlying side effects are gentle:
Nasal aggravation and stuffiness, gradually resulting in ulceration and aperture of the septum.The injury may even stretch out to the face.
Delicate sense of taste.
Even affects pharynx or larynx.
The mucosal sore might be joined by a cutaneous sore.
Depends on the geographical area
Caused by five leishmanial species
L. (V.) braziliensis (most of the cases)
L. (V.) panamensis
L. (V.) guyanensis
L. (L.) amazonensis
L. (L.) major
Again?
The recurrence of ML
The recurrence of ML fluctuates as per the topographical area.
In Brazil, it changes from 0.4% in the south to 1.4% in the focal locale and to 2.7% in the upper east.
Andean nations, it achieves a normal of 7.1%.
Bolivia shows a high recurrence of 20%
Ecuador a medium recurrence of 7.7%
Colombia a low recurrence of 2.3%
Venezuela a low recurrence of 0.4%