Spitz Nevus on the Earlobe Mimicking Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
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Spitz Nevus on the Earlobe Mimicking Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Turk J Dermatol 2010;4(2):55-57 DOI: 10.5152/tdd.2010.05
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Abstract

Spitz nevus is a benign, usually acquired melanocytic tumor which is seen especially in children and adolescents.

It usually appears as a pink or light-brown, smooth-surfaced, well-circumscribed and asymptomatic papulonodular lesion. A large group of dermatologic disorders should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Herein we present a case of Spitz nevus with a two month history of a nodular lesion on the earlobe which mimicks cutaneous leishmaniasis clinically.

Keywords: Nevus, leishmaniasis