Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

Introduction: Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

Description of Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa.
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Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: 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.
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Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis:

• Mucocutaneous
• Leishmaniasis
• Leishmania
• Endemic
• Endemic disease
• Southern
• Mexico
• Chile

Terms associated with Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis:

Terms Similar to Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis:

• Cutaneous leishmaniasis (New World)
• Espundia

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• New World leishmaniasis
• American leishmaniasis
• leishmaniasis americana
• nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis

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Broader terms for Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

• leishmaniasis
• leishmaniosis
• kala azar

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Hierarchical classifications of Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

The following list attempts to classify Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• kala azar,leishmaniasis,leishmaniosis
• protozoal infection
• infection
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

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External links related to: Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

• Leishmaniasis-001
• eMedicine - Leishmaniasis : Article by Renee Hsia, MD
• Leishmaniasis-003

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