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Cytology smear showing cutaneous leishmaniasis (Papanicolaou stain). (a, b) Promastigotes migrating towards cutaneous cells (x400 and x200 respectively). (c) Promastigotes actively invading neutrophil granulocytes (black circle) (x630). (d) Intact macrophages filled with amastigotes having clearly visible nuclei and rhizoplast (red arrow) (x1,000). (e) Amastigotes leaving infected cells (red square). (f) Amastigotes showing kinetoplast (red arrow) (x1,000). Promastigotes, one of which has an abnormally long flagella (black rectangle), indicative of failed cell division (x1,000)
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Pathological examination showed the presence of a large number of intra- and extracellular Leishmania promastigotes and a massive histiocyte infiltration, laden with amastigotes (Leishman-Donovan bodies) [Figure 1].