lip leishmaniasis with oral-mucosal involvement: a case report

Statement of the problem: nowadays leishmaniasis is a common infectious disease around the world which is caused by a protozoan parasite named leishmania. this parasite is transmitted to human by an infected female sand fly. this disease has three clinical forms; mucosal forms are rare in iran. purpose: the purpose of this study was to report a case of leishmaniasis with lip and oral mucosal involvement that healed successfully. results: this article is about patients with lip leishmaniasis with oral-mucosal involvement, clinical features were diffuse lip swelling and ulcer in right lower lip vermilion and buccal mucosa. a smear was caught which proved the diagnosis of leishmaniasis. thereafter, the patients were referred to a dermatologist for treatment and follow up showed complete healing of the lesions. conclusion: oral mucosal leishmaniasis is rare. however, the swelling may cause different complications like loss of teeth or respiratory obstruction. it should be noted that time is a key point in treatment. so, it is necessary for us to train the differential diagnosis of chronic ulcerated oral lesions to our dentists.