A nurse is working in a community clinic in Bangladesh treating many members of the medically-indigent population. A young man comes into the clinic with a large ulcerated lump on the back of his leg. He reports having noticed a fly bite at that spot a few days ago. What does the nurse suspect?

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Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites and is transmitted by the bite of infected sandflies, which can cause ulcerated skin lesions. The symptoms described are consistent with cutaneous leishmaniasis.

A Nurse Is Working in a Community Clinic in Bangladesh