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.

Annotation

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 Browser

CUI

M0012324

Previous indexing

Leishmania (1966-1985)

History note

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

Online note

use LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS to search LEISHMANIA PERUVIANA 1986-91

Public note

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