Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Cutaneous_Leishmaniasis

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MSH2003_2003_05_12An 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.

C34768

Cutaneous LeishmaniasisPTNCI

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Disease or Syndrome

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

C0023283

Leishmaniasis

Skin Infection