Mesh term Leishmaniasis
Browse to parent terms:Euglenozoa Infections
Skin Diseases, Parasitic
Description
A disease caused by any of a number of species of protozoa in the genus LEISHMANIA. There are four major clinical types of this infection: cutaneous (Old and New World) (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS), diffuse cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS), mucocutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS), and visceral (LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL).Browse to child terms:
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
Leishmaniasis, Visceral
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