A retrospective study of 692 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis was carried out to analyze incidence and sex prevalence, The clinical and histological features of perioral lesions particularly affecting the upper and lower lips, corner of the mouth and skin of the cheeks and nose are reported. There was a total of 114 patients (16.5%) with this condition involving perioral sites of which 34 were females (29.8%) and 80 were males (70.2%). All age-groups seemed to have been affected but a higher incidence (48.3%) was evident in the under 10-year-old age-group. The lower lip showed a high percentage of cases (46.5%) followed by skin of the cheeks while the nose (4.4%) was the least affected sites.

Saudi Dental Journal 1994;6(2):94-97.