A study of cutaneous leishmaniasis involvement of the lips and perioral tissues.

A study of the involvement of lips and the perioral tissues, by cutaneous leishmaniasis among 492 patients diagnosed to have been affected by the disease at a district general hospital in the Southwest highlands of Saudi Arabia over a period of 18 months is presented together with clinical and diagnostic aspects of such involvement. Differential diagnosis and methods of treatment are briefly discussed. The need for oral and dental surgeons to be acquainted with this not too uncommon condition is stressed.