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Infections > Vector Borne Diseases > Leishmaniasis > Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous > Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous
... > Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Parasitic > Leishmaniasis > Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous > Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous
... > Infections > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Parasitic > Leishmaniasis > Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous > Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous
... > Infections > Parasitic Diseases > Skin Diseases, Parasitic > Leishmaniasis > Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous > Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous
... > Infections > Parasitic Diseases > Protozoan Infections > Euglenozoa Infections > Leishmaniasis > Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous > Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous

Preferred term

Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent

Scope note

  • A form of LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS caused by Leishmania aethiopica in Ethiopia and Kenya, L. pifanoi in Venezuela, L. braziliensis in South America, and L. mexicana in Central America. This disease is characterized by massive dissemination of skin lesions without visceral involvement.

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016774

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