anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis

anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis
a type of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis found mainly in large urban areas in the Middle East, the Mediterranean region, and the Indian subcontinent; it is caused by Leishmania tropica and transmitted by the vectors Phlebotomus sergenti and P. papatasi. The reservoir may be either human or canine. A slowly developing single lesion that persists for a year or more is typical. Called also chronic, dry, or urban cutaneous l.

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