Parazitický bičíkovec podrodu Leishmania viannia, který napadá člověka a zvířata. Různé poddruhy způsobují kožní, kožní difuzní nebo mukokutánní formu leishmaniózy. Vektorem je koutulovitá moucha rodu Lutzomyia. Patří sem poddruhy braziliensis a peruviana. Leishmania peruviana je původcem onemocnění Uta, kožní leishmaniózy Nového světa.

A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania viannia that infects man and animals. It causes cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS), diffuse cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS), and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS) depending on the subspecies of this organism. The sandfly, Lutzomyia, is the vector. The Leishmania braziliensis complex includes the subspecies braziliensis and peruviana. Uta, a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the New World, is caused by the subspecies peruviana.

Anotace

infection: coord IM with LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS (IM) or LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS (IM) or LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS (IM); check text but L. guyanensis & L. panamensis infection = LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS; for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN

DUI

D007892 MeSH Prohlížeč

CUI

M0012324

Předchozí užití

Leishmania (1966-1985)

Historická pozn.

91(86); was see under LEISHMANIA 1986-90; LEISHMANIA PERUVIANA was see LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS 1986-91

Online pozn.

use LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS to search LEISHMANIA PERUVIANA 1986-91

Veřejná pozn.

91; was see under LEISHMANIA 1986-90; LEISHMANIA PERUVIANA was see LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS 1986-91