Leishmaniasis [leishmanióza]
- Terms
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kala azar
leishmaniasis
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Leishmania Infection
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).
- Annotation
- general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent; LEISHMANIASIS, AMERICAN see LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS is also available; tegumentary leishmaniasis = LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS
- DUI
- D007896 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0012333
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood 4
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid 0
- CI
- chemically induced 0
- CL
- classification 6
- CO
- complications 1
- CN
- congenital 0
- DI
- diagnosis 26
- DG
- diagnostic imaging 0
- DH
- diet therapy 0
- DT
- drug therapy 22
- EC
- economics 1
- EM
- embryology 0
- EN
- enzymology 0
- EP
- epidemiology 24
- EH
- ethnology 0
- ET
- etiology 5
- GE
- genetics 8
- HI
- history 1
- IM
- immunology 11
- ME
- metabolism 1
- MI
- microbiology 0
- MO
- mortality 0
- NU
- nursing 0
- PS
- parasitology 34
- PA
- pathology 8
- PP
- physiopathology 2
- PC
- prevention & control 8
- PX
- psychology 0
- RT
- radiotherapy 0
- RH
- rehabilitation 0
- SU
- surgery 0
- TH
- therapy 12
- TM
- transmission 31
- UR
- urine 0
- VE
- veterinary 13
- VI
- virology 1