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Abstract
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.
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- Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous
- Cutaneous Leishmaniases, Diffuse
- Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Diffuse
- Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniases
- Leishmaniases, Diffuse Cutaneous
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent
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Previous Indexing
- Leishmaniasis (1966-1991)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016774. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016774
- Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54960354