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Descriptor English: Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Descriptor Spanish: Leishmaniasis Visceral
Descriptor leishmaniasis visceral
Entry term(s) fiebre negra
kala-azar
kala-azar infantil
Scope note: Enfermedad crónica producida por LEISHMANIA DONOVANI y transmitida por la picadura de varios mosquitos del género Phlebotomus y Lutzomyia. Se caracteriza habitualmente por fiebre, escalofríos, vómitos, anemia, hepatoesplenomegalia, leucocitopenia, hipergammaglobulinemia, emaciación, y piel de color gris terráceo. La enfermedad se clasifica en tres tipos principales según la distribución geográfica: india, mediterránea (o infantil) y africana.
Descriptor Portuguese: Leishmaniose Visceral
Descriptor French: Leishmaniose viscérale
Entry term(s): Black Fever
Fever, Black
Kala Azar
Kala-Azar
Visceral Leishmaniasis
Tree number(s): C01.610.752.300.500.510
C01.920.813.510
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007898
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent; do not confuse entry term BLACK FEVER with BLACKWATER FEVER or AMAZON BLACK FEVER see HEPATITIS D
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
DeCS ID: 8075
Unique ID: D007898
NLM Classification: WC 715
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - Preferred
Concept UI M0012335
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Entry term(s) Black Fever
Fever, Black
Kala Azar
Kala-Azar
Visceral Leishmaniasis



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