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Cutaneous New World Leishmaniasis on a Port-wine stain birthmark* * Study carried out at the Mycology and Leishmaniasis Outpatient Unit, Department of Dermatology, Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

We present an interesting case report of two sarcoid-like lesions on a port-wine stain (PWS) birthmark in a Brazilian patient which on investigation proved to be cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Hemangioma, capillary; Leishmaniasis, cutaneous; Port-Wine Stain; Tropism


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