- Concept UI
- M0012328
- Related Numbers
- txid44270
- txid5659
- 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.
- Terms
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Leishmania mexicana
Preferred Term
Term UI
T023555
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1986)
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Leishmania leishmania mexicana
Term UI
T023556
Date04/02/1993
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1994)
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Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana
Term UI
T023557
Date04/02/1993
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1994)