TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 206. Leishmaniasis and Other Protozoan Infections
A1  - Malek, Joelle M.
A1  - Ghosn, Samer H.
A2  - Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2  - Katz, Stephen I.
A2  - Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2  - Paller, Amy S.
A2  - Leffell, David J.
A2  - Wolff, Klaus
PY  - 2012
T2  - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
AB  - |PrintLeishmaniasis  and  Other  Protozoan  Infections  at  a  GlanceA  complex  of  diseases  caused  by  the  protozoa  Leishmania  and  transmitted  by  the  bite  of  infected  phlebotomine  sandflies.Four  major  human  diseases:  (1)  localized  cutaneous  leishmaniasis,  (2)  diffuse  cutaneous  leishmaniasis,  (3)  mucocutaneous  leishmaniasis,  and  (4)  visceral  leishmaniasis.Resulting  disease  dependent  mainly  on  interaction  between  Leishmania  species  and  the  immunologic  status  of  the  host.Diagnosis  by  organism  isolation  or  by  serology  but  species  identification  only  possible  with  isoenzyme  analysis  and  new  molecular  techniques.Management  ranging  from  observation  to  systemic  therapy,  primarily  with  antimonials,  and  vaccines  in  development.  
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Y2  - 2024/04/25
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