Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
An endemic disease that is characterized by the development of single or multiple localized lesions on exposed areas of skin that typically ulcerate. The disease has been divided into Old and New World forms. Old World leishmaniasis is separated into three distinct types according to epidemiology and clinical manifestations and is caused by species of the L. tropica and L. aethiopica complexes as well as by species of the L. major genus. New World leishmaniasis, also called American leishmaniasis, occurs in South and Central America and is caused by species of the L. mexicana or L. braziliensis complexes.
Year introduced: 1992
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Tree Number(s): C01.610.752.300.500.400, C01.610.858.560.400, C01.920.813.400, C17.800.838.775.560.400
MeSH Unique ID: D016773
Entry Terms:
- Cutaneous Leishmaniases
- Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
- Leishmaniases, Cutaneous
- Leishmaniasis, New World
- New World Leishmaniasis
- Leishmaniasis, American
- American Leishmaniasis
- Oriental Sore
- Sore, Oriental
- Leishmaniasis, Old World
- Old World Leishmaniasis
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