Concept information
Preferred term
Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Black Fever
- Fever, Black
- Kala Azar
- Kala-Azar
Note
- coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent; do not confuse entry term BLACK FEVER with BLACKWATER FEVER or AMAZON BLACK FEVER see HEPATITIS D
Scope note
- A chronic disease caused by LEISHMANIA DONOVANI and transmitted by the bite of several sandflies of the genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia. It is commonly characterized by fever, chills, vomiting, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, leukopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, emaciation, and an earth-gray color of the skin. The disease is classified into three main types according to geographic distribution: Indian, Mediterranean (or infantile), and African.
In other languages
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Finnish
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kala-azar
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kala-azarin jälkeinen iholeishmaniaasi
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leishmaniasis cutanea post leishmaniasim visceralem
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leishmaniasis visceralis
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visceral leishmanios
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007898
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