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[Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis]. 1996

P Mirejovský, and B Bednár, and D Kodetová, and J Stejskal

Hlavův I. patologickoanatomický ústav 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha.

Two cases of kala azar and 5 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis were found in bioptic files from previous 50 years in Hlava Institute of Pathology in Prague, 4 of them were cumulated in 1994 and 1995. All cases followed short stays in Mediterranean or Caribbean area. The latest kala azar was identified from bone marrow trephine biopsy and subsequently, leishmanias were also found in an inapparent hepatopathy. In cutaneous cases, a fibrinoid vasculitis was observed in addition to accumulation of leishmanias laden macrophages and tuberculoid granulomas.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007898	Leishmaniasis, Visceral	A chronic disease caused by LEISHMANIA DONOVANI and transmitted by the bite of several sandflies of the genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia. It is commonly characterized by fever, chills, vomiting, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, leukopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, emaciation, and an earth-gray color of the skin. The disease is classified into three main types according to geographic distribution: Indian, Mediterranean (or infantile), and African.	Black Fever,Kala-Azar,Fever, Black,Kala Azar,Visceral Leishmaniasis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016773	Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous	An endemic disease that is characterized by the development of single or multiple localized lesions on exposed areas of skin that typically ulcerate. The disease has been divided into Old and New World forms. Old World leishmaniasis is separated into three distinct types according to epidemiology and clinical manifestations and is caused by species of the L. tropica and L. aethiopica complexes as well as by species of the L. major genus. New World leishmaniasis, also called American leishmaniasis, occurs in South and Central America and is caused by species of the L. mexicana or L. braziliensis complexes.	Leishmaniasis, American,Leishmaniasis, New World,Leishmaniasis, Old World,Oriental Sore,American Leishmaniasis,Cutaneous Leishmaniases,Cutaneous Leishmaniasis,Leishmaniases, Cutaneous,New World Leishmaniasis,Old World Leishmaniasis,Sore, Oriental