New World leishmaniasis

New World leishmaniasis
New World cutaneous leishmaniasis any of the types of cutaneous leishmaniasis occurring in South America, Central America, or Mexico, zoonoses caused mainly by Leishmania mexicana, L. amazonensis, L. chagasi, and L. braziliensis and other related species of the Viannia subgenus. Their lesions develop and heal similarly to those of the Old World forms but tend to be less nodular and more ulcerative and destructive. Many varieties exist, differing as to animal reservoir, vector, geographical distribution, and clinical and other characteristics; some common forms are mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, chicle or chiclero ulcer, uta, and pian bois. Called also American cutaneous l.

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  • leishmaniasis americana — noun a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa • Syn: ↑mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, ↑New World leishmaniasis, ↑American leishmaniasis, ↑nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • leishmaniasis recidivans — a relapsing form of cutaneous leishmaniasis that resembles tuberculosis of the skin and may last for many years. Either the ulcer heals incompletely, scarring centrally but spreading peripherally, or it heals and recurs at the edge of the scar.… …   Medical dictionary

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  • American leishmaniasis — noun a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa • Syn: ↑mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, ↑New World leishmaniasis, ↑leishmaniasis americana, ↑nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis …   Useful english dictionary

  • mucocutaneous leishmaniasis — noun a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa • Syn: ↑New World leishmaniasis, ↑American leishmaniasis, ↑leishmaniasis americana, ↑nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis •… …   Useful english dictionary

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