1. Leishmaniasis : Localized cutaneous leishmaniasis
This type of disease occurs most commonly in China, India, Asia Minor, Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, and Central America. It has occurred in an area ranging from northern Argentina all the way up to southern Texas. It is called different names ...
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2. Chapter 5 - Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous (CL) - 2010 Yellow Book | CDC Travelers' Health
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease found in parts of the tropics, subtropics, and southern Europe. Leishmaniasis has several different forms. This section focuses on cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), the most common form, both in...
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3. Leishmaniasis: MedlinePlus
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease spread by the bite of infected sand flies. There are several different forms of leishmaniasis. The most common are cutaneous and visceral. The cutaneous type causes skin sores. The visceral type...
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4. Leishmaniasis - Page 2
Human leishmanial infections can result in 2 main forms of disease, cutaneous leishmaniasis and visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar). The factors determining the form of disease include leishmanial species, geographic location, and immune response ....
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5. Multiple cutaneous and mucosal venous malformations - Educational resources - Information pages - Genetics Home Reference
These resources supplement the information in the Genetics Home Reference condition summary on multiple cutaneous and mucosal venous malformations.
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6. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis of the Old World
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a vector-borne protozoal infection of the skin. Several species of Leishmania cause this disease in the Old World. It is manifested as chronic nodular to ulcerative lesions of the skin, which last for many months and may...
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7. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis - The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a chronic skin infection caused by a parasite, Leishmania. It causes ulcers or scabs.
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8. Interventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
Interventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
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9. Interventions for Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis
Interventions for Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis
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10. WHO | Leishmaniasis: background information
Although cutaneous leishmaniasis can be traced back many hundreds of years, one of the first and most important clinical descriptions was made in 1756 by Alexander Russell following an examination of a Turkish patient. The disease, then commonly k...
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