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cutaneous leishmaniasis

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cutaneous leishmaniasis [kyü′tā·nē·əs lēsh·mə′nī·ə·səs]
(medicine)
A parasitic skin infection byLeishmania tropicacharacterized by deep ulcers of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.


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tropica strains from the northern focus isolated from sand flies, cutaneous leishmaniasis cases, and rock hyraxes were antigenically similar to L.
Distinct transmission cycles of Leishmania tropica in 2 adjacent ... by Warburg, Alon / Emerging Infectious Diseases
To the Editor: Recent reports from Afghanistan have focused on the current status of war- and refugee-related anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL), caused by Leishmania tropica, in Kabul City, refugee camps, and Fayzabad City (Badakhshan Province) (1-4).
Zoonotic cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Afghanistan by Amirih, Mohammed L. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
To the Editor: In 2004, the Cayenne General Hospital and public health centers recorded 348 new cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in French Guiana (1).
Leishmaniasis among gold miners, French Guiana by Carme, Bernard / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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