Case 176. 

Leishmania tropica cultured from the biopsy specimen
　 　 　 　
　 Under the acellular culture condition, the protozoa transforms into the form of promastigote, a flagellated and elongated morphology seen in the mid-gut of the vector. 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a benign, self-limiting infection of leishmanian parasites. Regarding the visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar), refer to case 50.