Skin squamous cell carcinoma or Cutaneous Leishmaniasis? Case report and review of the literature

The observation of advanced stages of skin squamous cell carcinoma (SSCC) in patients has dramatically increased during the current postpandemic phase. The reduction of screening visits, access limitations to hospitals, and fear of contracting diseases within the hospital during the pandemic period in the wards have resulted in a progressive increase of head and neck cancers advanced cases, even in young patients not influenced by socio-economic problems [1]. Despite cutaneous cancer pathognomonic characteristics, unfortunately, the differential diagnosis with less common cutaneous lesions isn’t always straightforward.Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection caused by a protozoan parasite.