Diseases

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

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.

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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.

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11 entry terms
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
  • Cutaneous Leishmaniases
  • Leishmaniases, Cutaneous
  • Leishmaniasis, American
  • Leishmaniasis, New World
  • Leishmaniasis, Old World
  • Oriental Sore
  • American Leishmaniasis
  • New World Leishmaniasis
  • Old World Leishmaniasis
  • Sore, Oriental

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent; LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS & LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS are also available; tegumentary leishmaniasis goes here

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History Note

1992; use LEISHMANIASIS 1979-1991; for ORIENTAL SORE use LEISHMANIASIS 1979-1991, use LEISHMANIASIS 1963-78

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  • Leishmaniasis (1966-1991)

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WR 350

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016773. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016773
  2. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutaneous_leishmaniasis
  3. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2590966