cutaneous leishmaniasis

leishmaniasis /leish·ma·ni·a·sis/ (lēsh″mah-ni´ah-sis) infection with Leishmania.

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American leishmaniasis  any of the types of cutaneous or visceral leishmaniasis occurring in South America, Central America, or Mexico.

cutaneous leishmaniasis  an endemic granulomatous disease, divided into two forms: an Old World form caused by Leishmania major, L. tropica or L. aethiopica and a New World form caused by L. mexicana or L. viannia.

mucocutaneous leishmaniasis  chronic, progressive, metastatic spread of the lesions of New World leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania viannia braziliensis to the nasal, pharyngeal, and buccal mucosa long after the appearance of the initial cutaneous lesion, causing widespread destruction of tissue with marked deformity.

post–kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis  a condition associated with visceral leishmaniasis, characterized by hypopigmented or erythematous macules on the face and sometimes also the trunk and limbs, the facial lesions progressing to papules and nodules resembling those of lepromatous leprosy.

leishmaniasis reci´divans  a prolonged, relapsing form of cutaneous leishmaniasis resembling tuberculosis of the skin.

visceral leishmaniasis  a chronic, highly fatal if untreated, infectious disease caused by Leishmania donovani, characterized by hepatosplenomegaly, fever, chills, vomiting, anemia, leukopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, and an earth-gray color of the skin.

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cutaneous leishmaniasis

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An endemic disease in northern Africa and western and central Asia, caused by infection with promastigotes of Leishmania tropica and transmitted by the bite of a sandfly of the genus Phlebotomus. It begins as a papule that enlarges to a nodule and then breaks down into an ulcer that leaves an indented scar. Also called Old World leishmaniasis.

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cutaneous leishmaniasis,

a dermatologic disease caused by the parasite Leishmania tropica, transmitted to humans by the bite of the sand fly. This form of leishmaniasis, characterized by ulcerative lesions, occurs primarily in Africa, Asia, and some Mediterranean countries. Oriental sore causes no systemic symptoms, but the sores are susceptible to secondary infections. Treatment options include infrared therapy and injection of ulcers with sodium antimony gluconate. Also called Aleppo boil, Delhi boil, Old World leishmaniasis, oriental sore, tropical sore. See also leishmaniasis.