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Descriptor English: Leishmania mexicana
Descriptor Spanish: Leishmania mexicana
Descriptor Leishmania mexicana
Entry term(s) Leishmania (leishmania) mexicana
Leishmania mexicana amazonensis
Leishmania mexicana mexicana
Scope note: Parásitos hemoflagelados del subgénero Leishmania leishmania que infectan al hombre y a los animales incluyendo los roedores. El complejo de la Leishmania mexicana produce leishmaniosis cutánea (LEISHMANIASIS CUTÁNEA) y una forma cutánea difusa (LEISHMANIASIS CUTÁNEA DIFUSA) e incluye las subespecies amazonensis, garnhami, mexicana, pifanoi, y venezuelensis.L. m. mexicana produce la úlcera de chiclero, una forma de leishmaniosis cutánea (LEISHMANIASIS CUTÁNEA) en el Nuevo Mundo. El vector parece ser el mosquito Lutzomyia.
Descriptor Portuguese: Leishmania mexicana
Descriptor French: Leishmania mexicana
Entry term(s): Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana
Leishmania leishmania mexicana
Leishmania leishmania mexicanas
Leishmania mexicana amazonenses
Leishmania mexicana amazonensis
Leishmania mexicana mexicana
Leishmania mexicana mexicanas
Leishmania mexicanas
amazonenses, Leishmania mexicana
amazonensis, Leishmania mexicana
leishmania mexicana, Leishmania
mexicana amazonensis, Leishmania
mexicana mexicana, Leishmania
mexicana mexicanas, Leishmania
mexicana, Leishmania
mexicana, Leishmania leishmania
mexicana, Leishmania mexicana
mexicanas, Leishmania leishmania
Tree number(s): B01.268.475.868.488.410
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007894
Scope note: A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals including rodents. The Leishmania mexicana complex causes both cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) and diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS) and includes the subspecies amazonensis, garnhami, mexicana, pifanoi, and venezuelensis. L. m. mexicana causes chiclero ulcer, a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) in the New World. The sandfly, Lutzomyia, appears to be the vector.
Annotation: infection: coord IM with LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS (IM) or LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Leishmania (1966-1985)
Public MeSH Note: 86
History Note: 86
DeCS ID: 19509
Unique ID: D007894
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1986/01/01
Date of Entry: 1985/03/20
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Leishmania mexicana - Preferred
Concept UI M0012328
Scope note A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals including rodents. The Leishmania mexicana complex causes both cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) and diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS) and includes the subspecies amazonensis, garnhami, mexicana, pifanoi, and venezuelensis. L. m. mexicana causes chiclero ulcer, a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) in the New World. The sandfly, Lutzomyia, appears to be the vector.
Preferred term Leishmania mexicana
Entry term(s) Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana
Leishmania leishmania mexicana
Leishmania leishmania mexicanas
Leishmania mexicanas
leishmania mexicana, Leishmania
mexicana, Leishmania
mexicana, Leishmania leishmania
mexicanas, Leishmania leishmania
Leishmania mexicana mexicana - Narrower
Concept UI M0012330
Preferred term Leishmania mexicana mexicana
Entry term(s) Leishmania mexicana mexicanas
mexicana mexicana, Leishmania
mexicana mexicanas, Leishmania
mexicana, Leishmania mexicana
Leishmania mexicana amazonensis - Narrower
Concept UI M0012329
Preferred term Leishmania mexicana amazonensis
Entry term(s) Leishmania mexicana amazonenses
amazonenses, Leishmania mexicana
amazonensis, Leishmania mexicana
mexicana amazonensis, Leishmania



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