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
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification 6
- CO
- complications 2
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 28
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 24
- EC
- economics 1
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology 25
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 5
- GE
- genetics 8
- HI
- history 1
- IM
- immunology 12
- ME
- metabolism 1
- MI
- microbiology
- MO
- mortality
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology 34
- PA
- pathology 8
- PP
- physiopathology 2
- PC
- prevention & control 8
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery
- TH
- therapy 13
- TM
- transmission 32
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary 14
- VI
- virology 1