Old World leishmaniasis — noun leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions • Syn: ↑cutaneous leishmaniasis, ↑oriental sore, ↑tropical sore, ↑Delhi boil, ↑Aleppo boil • Hypernyms: ↑leishmaniasis, ↑leish … Useful english dictionary
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 … Medical dictionary
leishmaniasis — /leesh meuh nuy euh sis, luysh /, n. Pathol. any infection caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania. Also, leishmaniosis /leesh man ee oh sis, may nee , luysh /. Cf. kala azar. [1910 15; LEISHMAN(IA) + IASIS] * * * Human protozoal infection… … Universalium
Leishmaniasis — Diseases due to the parasite called Leishmania involving the organs (kala azar), skin plus mucous membranes (espundia), or skin alone (usually named for the place plus boil, button or sore as, for example, Jericho boil, Bagdad button, Delhi sore) … Medical dictionary
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
Canine Leishmaniasis — Taxobox color = khaki name = Leishmania image width = 240px image caption = Canine Leishmaniasis positive dog. genus = Leishmania subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = L. aethiopica L. amazonensis L. arabica L. archibaldi (disputed species) L … Wikipedia
cutaneous leishmaniasis — noun leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions • Syn: ↑Old World leishmaniasis, ↑oriental sore, ↑tropical sore, ↑Delhi boil, ↑Aleppo boil • Hypernyms: ↑leishmaniasis, ↑leish … Useful english dictionary
Visceral leishmaniasis — Classification and external resources Amastigotes in a chorionic villus ICD 10 B … Wikipedia
Cutaneous leishmaniasis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 B55.1 ICD 9 085.1 … Wikipedia
Ethiopian cutaneous leishmaniasis — a form of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis seen in the highlands of Kenya and Ethiopia, caused by Leishmania aethiopica; reservoirs are hyraxes of the genera Procavia and Heterohyrax, and the vectors are Phlebotomus pedifer and P. longipes.… … Medical dictionary
