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Do you routinely refer all patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis with a species associated with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis to ENT for comprehensive nasal/oropharyngeal evaluation, or do you refer only if mucocutaneous involvement is suspected based on careful clinical assessment and/or bedside exam?
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Yes. Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis-associated Leishmania/Viannia species can involve any part of the oropharynx. This is often difficult to identify and often requires molecular testing. If molecular or culture testing of a skin lesion shows a Viannia species I would also do an oral exam via ENT. If t...
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