Biomaterial Database

[Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis]. 1960

H PORTUGAL, and A P MARQUES

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007896	Leishmaniasis	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).	Leishmania Infection,Infection, Leishmania,Infections, Leishmania,Leishmania Infections,Leishmaniases
D007897	Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous	A disease characterized by the chronic, progressive spread of lesions from New World cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by species of the L. braziliensis complex to the nasal, pharyngeal, and buccal mucosa some time after the appearance of the initial cutaneous lesion. Nasal obstruction and epistaxis are frequent presenting symptoms.	Leishmaniases, Mucocutaneous,Mucocutaneous Leishmaniases,Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016774	Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous	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.	Cutaneous Leishmaniases, Diffuse,Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Diffuse,Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniases,Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis,Leishmaniases, Diffuse Cutaneous