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.

Also Known As:

Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous; American Leishmaniasis; Cutaneous Leishmaniases; Leishmaniases, Cutaneous; New World Leishmaniasis; Old World Leishmaniasis; Sore, Oriental; Leishmaniasis, American; Leishmaniasis, New World; Leishmaniasis, Old World; Oriental Sore

Infections: 539155
- Parasitic Diseases: 4973
  - Protozoan Infections: 287
    - Euglenozoa Infections
      - Leishmaniasis: 5099
        Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: 2767
  - Parasitic Skin Diseases: 13
    - Leishmaniasis: 5099
      - Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: 2767
- Vector Borne Diseases: 391
  - Leishmaniasis: 5099
    - Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: 2767
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
- Skin Diseases: 13402
  - Infectious Skin Diseases: 46
    - Parasitic Skin Diseases: 13
      - Leishmaniasis: 5099
        Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: 2767

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