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Leishmania mexicana MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Leishmania mexicana
Tree Number(s)
B01.268.475.868.488.410
Unique ID
D007894
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007894
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
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.
Entry Term(s)
Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana
Leishmania leishmania mexicana
Leishmania mexicana amazonensis
Leishmania mexicana mexicana
Related Numbers
txid44270
txid5659
Previous Indexing
Leishmania (1966-1985)
Public MeSH Note
86
History Note
86
Date Established
1986/01/01
Date of Entry
1985/03/20
Revision Date
2020/08/13
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