Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous
"Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
MeSH Number(s)
C03.752.300.500.400.350
C03.858.560.400.350
C17.800.838.775.560.400.350
Concept/Terms
Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous- Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous
- Cutaneous Leishmaniases, Diffuse
- Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Diffuse
- Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniases
- Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
- Leishmaniases, Diffuse Cutaneous
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous" by people in Profiles.
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Characterization of Leishmania (Leishmania) waltoni n.sp. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), the Parasite Responsible for Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Dominican Republic. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Sep; 93(3):552-8.
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Leishmaniasis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1996 Feb; 34(2 Pt 1):257-72.
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Determination of the cytokine profile in American cutaneous leishmaniasis using the polymerase chain reaction. Clin Exp Immunol. 1993 Mar; 91(3):500-5.