Organisms

Leishmania braziliensis

A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania viannia that infects man and animals. It causes cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS), diffuse cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS), and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS) depending on the subspecies of this organism. The sandfly, Lutzomyia, is the vector. The Leishmania braziliensis complex includes the subspecies braziliensis and peruviana. Uta, a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the New World, is caused by the subspecies peruviana.

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Abstract

A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania viannia that infects man and animals. It causes cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS), diffuse cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS), and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS) depending on the subspecies of this organism. The sandfly, Lutzomyia, is the vector. The Leishmania braziliensis complex includes the subspecies braziliensis and peruviana. Uta, a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the New World, is caused by the subspecies peruviana.

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9 entry terms
  • Leishmania (Viannia) brasiliensis
  • Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis
  • Leishmania brasiliensis
  • Leishmania viannia brasiliensis
  • Leishmania viannia braziliensis
  • Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis
  • Leishmania brasiliensis peruviana
  • Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis
  • Leishmania braziliensis peruviana

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17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coord IM with LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS (IM) or LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS (IM) or LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS (IM); check text but L. guyanensis & L. panamensis infection = LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS; for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN

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History Note

91(86); was see under LEISHMANIA 1986-90; LEISHMANIA PERUVIANA was see LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS 1986-91

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Previous Indexing

  • Leishmania (1966-1985)

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  1. B01w.268.475.868.488w.080w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Leishmania braziliensis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007892. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007892
  2. Leishmania braziliensis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leishmania_braziliensis
  3. Leishmania braziliensis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2493699