Leishmania tropica infection of the ear treated with photodynamic therapy

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the female sand fly. There are 3 clinical forms of leishmaniasis: visceral, mucosal, and cutaneous. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common of these forms with differing species causing New World and Old World disease.1 We present a case of complex cutaneous Leishmania tropica infection of the ear treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT).