Abstract
In Central America, infection by L. (L.) infantum chagasi causes, in addition to visceral leishmaniasis (VL), non-ulcerated or atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCNU), in the same geographical area. It should be noted that these two clinical forms are independent; therefore, they do not occur simultaneously in the same patient. However, although LCNU is not a fatal clinical form, the pati…