Marring Leishmaniasis: The Stigmatization and the Impact of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Abstract

Cutaneous leishmaniasis or ''Kal Dana'' (''the year-long sore''), as it is known locally, not only leaves a disfiguring scar on your face, but permanently changes your perception of your own self (Figure ''This is not me,'' said the woman from Chaman, as she explained her encounter with the disease and the stigmatization associated with it.