Leishmaniasis,Old World
《英文msh詞典》Leishmaniasis,Old World
[同義詞] Leishmaniasis,Old World
[主題詞] Leishmaniasis,Cutaneous
[中文釋義] 利什曼病,舊大陸
[英文釋義] 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.