This photo shows a classic sore on a woman's thumb.
Case 3, female, 55-years old:
On her first visit this female patient exhibited a classic cutaneous leishmaniasis sore on her right hand. Note the angry red center or crater where the parasite is consuming tissue, surrounded by the affected flesh. [Click smaller images for larger versions.]
Second Visit:
The photo at the left shows the removal of the parasite and affected flesh from the crater area. The surrounding flesh will heal as the crater does. [See last image.] This pattern will be seen over and over in these cases: after only one week the leishmania is extracted with the dressing.
Second Visit:
Here, the wound is packed with Redmond clay, which is a natural antibiotic that promotes healing from the inside out. Then a non-stick gauze dressing is placed over the clay and held in place with adhesive tape or 3M's Vetrap™ Tape, depending on the area of the wound and the patient's age (children love the different colors of the Vetrap™, plus it securely holds their dressings in place).
Third Visit:
The wound is dry, drawing-in nicely, and healing on the patient's third visit to the Cacao clinic.
Fourth Visit:
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