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Leishmaniasis

MedGen UID:
9714
Concept ID:
C0023281
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infection, Leishmania; Infections, Leishmania; Leishmania Infection; Leishmania Infections; Leishmaniases
SNOMED CT: Leishmaniasis (80612004); Leishmaniosis (80612004)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
Concept ID:
CN307044
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0011989
Orphanet: ORPHA507

Definition

A parasitic disease caused by different species of the genus <i>Leishmania</i>, transmitted through the bite of hematophagous female phlebotomine sand flies. The clinical spectrum ranges from asymptomatic to clinically overt disease which can remain localized to the skin or disseminate to the upper oral and respiratory mucous membranes or throughout the reticulo-endothelial system. Three main clinical syndromes have been described: visceral (or Kala-Azar; with fever, weight loss, hepatosplenomegaly), cutaneous, and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (cutaneous or mucocutaneous ulceration). [from ORDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

de Vries HJC, Schallig HD
Am J Clin Dermatol 2022 Nov;23(6):823-840. Epub 2022 Sep 14 doi: 10.1007/s40257-022-00726-8. PMID: 36103050Free PMC Article
Pradhan S, Schwartz RA, Patil A, Grabbe S, Goldust M
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McGwire BS, Satoskar AR
QJM 2014 Jan;107(1):7-14. Epub 2013 Jun 5 doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hct116. PMID: 23744570Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Kaye PM, Matlashewski G, Mohan S, Le Rutte E, Mondal D, Khamesipour A, Malvolti S
Vaccine 2023 Nov 3;41 Suppl 2:S153-S175. Epub 2023 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.01.057. PMID: 37951693
de Vries HJC, Schallig HD
Am J Clin Dermatol 2022 Nov;23(6):823-840. Epub 2022 Sep 14 doi: 10.1007/s40257-022-00726-8. PMID: 36103050Free PMC Article
Bharati K
Infect Genet Evol 2022 Mar;98:105203. Epub 2022 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.105203. PMID: 34990851
McGwire BS, Satoskar AR
QJM 2014 Jan;107(1):7-14. Epub 2013 Jun 5 doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hct116. PMID: 23744570Free PMC Article
Reithinger R, Dujardin JC, Louzir H, Pirmez C, Alexander B, Brooker S
Lancet Infect Dis 2007 Sep;7(9):581-96. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70209-8. PMID: 17714672

Diagnosis

Bansal N, Jain A
BMJ 2023 Oct 16;383:2213. doi: 10.1136/bmj.p2213. PMID: 37844956
Bansal N, Jain A
BMJ 2023 Oct 16;383:e076715. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-076715. PMID: 37844918
Crecelius EM, Burnett MW
J Spec Oper Med 2021 Spring;21(1):113-114. doi: 10.55460/IMV2-JGWD. PMID: 33721318
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van Griensven J, Diro E
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2019 Mar;33(1):79-99. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2018.10.005. PMID: 30712769

Therapy

van Griensven J, Diro E
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Uliana SRB, Trinconi CT, Coelho AC
Parasitology 2018 Apr;145(4):464-480. Epub 2017 Jan 20 doi: 10.1017/S0031182016002523. PMID: 28103966
Taslimi Y, Zahedifard F, Rafati S
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Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Mar 6;2015(3):CD005083. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005083.pub4. PMID: 25742878Free PMC Article
Skinner RB Jr
Dermatol Clin 2003 Apr;21(2):291-300. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(02)00094-3. PMID: 12757252

Prognosis

Singh OP, Sundar S
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Lin Y, Fang K, Zheng Y, Wang HL, Wu J
J Travel Med 2022 May 31;29(3) doi: 10.1093/jtm/taac031. PMID: 35238925
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Reithinger R, Dujardin JC, Louzir H, Pirmez C, Alexander B, Brooker S
Lancet Infect Dis 2007 Sep;7(9):581-96. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70209-8. PMID: 17714672

Clinical prediction guides

Mahender T, Pankaj W, Kumar SP, Ankur V, Kumar SS
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Volpedo G, Pacheco-Fernandez T, Holcomb EA, Cipriano N, Cox B, Satoskar AR
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Von Stebut E
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Recent systematic reviews

Registre C, Soares RDOA, Rubio KTS, Santos ODH, Carneiro SP
ACS Infect Dis 2023 Mar 10;9(3):423-449. Epub 2023 Feb 16 doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00632. PMID: 36795604
Ahramiyanpour N, Shafie'ei M, Sarvipour N, Amiri R, Akbari Z
J Cosmet Dermatol 2022 May;21(5):1874-1894. Epub 2022 Feb 14 doi: 10.1111/jocd.14834. PMID: 35124882
Mignot G, Bhattacharya Y, Reddy A
Indian J Ophthalmol 2021 May;69(5):1052-1060. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2232_20. PMID: 33913831Free PMC Article
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Jull AB, Cullum N, Dumville JC, Westby MJ, Deshpande S, Walker N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Mar 6;2015(3):CD005083. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005083.pub4. PMID: 25742878Free PMC Article

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