"Visceral Leishmaniasis presenting as submental lymphadenopathy "

Abstract

Several etiologies are responsible for submental masses. In a patient with submental mass, missing any other clinical finding of the disease, the result of excisional biopsy was reported as “Leishmaniasis”, despite the fact that Leishmaniasis can rarely manifest itself as a submental mass. After diagnosis was established, we referred the patient to “Infectious disease department” for more evaluation and treatment.