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Descriptor English: Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous
Descriptor Spanish: Leishmaniasis Cutánea Difusa
Descriptor leishmaniasis cutánea difusa
Scope note: Forma de LEISHMANIASIS CUTÁNEA causada por Leishmania aethiopica en Etiopía y Kenia, L. pifanoi en Venezuela, L. braziliensis en Suramérica, y L. mexicana en Centroamérica. Esta enfermedad se caracteriza por la diseminación masiva de las lesiones cutáneas, sin afectación visceral.
Descriptor Portuguese: Leishmaniose Tegumentar Difusa
Descriptor French: Leishmaniose cutanée diffuse
Entry term(s): Cutaneous Leishmaniases, Diffuse
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Diffuse
Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniases
Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniases, Diffuse Cutaneous
Tree number(s): C01.610.752.300.500.400.350
C01.610.858.560.400.350
C01.920.813.400.350
C17.800.838.775.560.400.350
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016774
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Leishmaniasis (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
DeCS ID: 30013
Unique ID: D016774
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous - Preferred
Concept UI M0025566
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous
Entry term(s) Cutaneous Leishmaniases, Diffuse
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Diffuse
Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniases
Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniases, Diffuse Cutaneous



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