- 1 On being a patient
- 2 Modern medicine: foundations, achievements, and limitations
- 3 Global patterns of disease and medical practice
- 4 Cell biology
- 5 Immunological mechanisms
- 6 Principles of clinical oncology
- 7 Infection
- 7.1 Pathogenic microorganisms and the host
- 7.2 The patient with suspected infection
- 7.3 Immunization
- 7.4 Travel and expedition medicine
- 7.5 Viruses
- 7.6 Bacteria
- 7.7 Fungi (mycoses)
- 7.8 Protozoa
- 7.8.1 Amoebic infections
- 7.8.2 Malaria
- 7.8.3 Babesiosis
- 7.8.4 Toxoplasmosis
- 7.8.5 <i>Cryptosporidium</i> and cryptosporidiosis
- 7.8.6 <i>Cyclospora</i> and cyclosporiasis
- 7.8.7 Sarcocystosis (sarcosporidiosis)
- 7.8.8 Giardiasis, balantidiasis, isosporiasis, and microsporidiosis
- 7.8.9 <i>Blastocystis hominis</i> infection
- 7.8.10 Human African trypanosomiasis
- 7.8.11 Chagas disease
- 7.8.12 Leishmaniasis
- 7.8.13 Trichomoniasis
- 7.9 Nematodes (roundworms)
- 7.10 Cestodes (tapeworms)
- 7.11 Trematodes (flukes)
- 7.12 Nonvenomous arthropods
- 7.13 Pentastomiasis (porocephalosis, linguatulosis/linguatuliasis)
- 8 Sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health
- 9 Chemical and physical injuries and environmental factors and disease
- 10 Clinical pharmacology
- 11 Nutrition
- 12 Metabolic disorders
- 13 Endocrine disorders
- 14 Medical disorders in pregnancy
- 15 Gastroenterological disorders
- 16 Cardiovascular disorders
- 17 Critical care medicine
- 18 Respiratory disorders
- 19 Rheumatological disorders
- 20 Disorders of the skeleton
- 21 Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract
- 22 Disorders of the blood
- 23 Disorders of the skin
- 24 Neurological disorders
- 25 The eye
- 26 Psychiatry and drug related problems
- 27 Forensic medicine
- 28 Sports medicine
- 29 Geratology
- 30 Pain
- 31 Palliative medicine
- 32 Biochemistry in medicine
- 33 Acute medicine
Leishmaniasis
- Chapter:
- Leishmaniasis
- Author(s):
A.D.M. Bryceson
and Diana N.J. Lockwood
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199204854.003.070812_update_001
July 30, 2015: This chapter has been re-evaluated and remains up-to-date. No changes have been necessary.
Update:
Epidemiology and treatment—publication of WHO Expert Committee Report 2010.
Treatment—short course multidrug regimen trials in Indian subcontinent.
Diagnosis—increasing use of PCR-based methods.
Imported visceral leishmaniasis in immunosuppressed patients—problems with clinical recognition and laboratory diagnosis.
Leishmaniasis is caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania, which are transmitted to humans from human or animal reservoirs by the bites of phlebotomine sandflies. In places the disease is common and important, with perhaps 500 000 cases of visceral leishmaniasis and 1.5–2 million cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis worldwide each year. As an imported disease, cutaneous leishmaniasis is common in travellers, military personnel, and immigrants coming from endemic areas, while the diagnosis of the less common visceral leishmaniasis is frequently overlooked....
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- 1 On being a patient
- 2 Modern medicine: foundations, achievements, and limitations
- 3 Global patterns of disease and medical practice
- 4 Cell biology
- 5 Immunological mechanisms
- 6 Principles of clinical oncology
- 7 Infection
- 7.1 Pathogenic microorganisms and the host
- 7.2 The patient with suspected infection
- 7.3 Immunization
- 7.4 Travel and expedition medicine
- 7.5 Viruses
- 7.6 Bacteria
- 7.7 Fungi (mycoses)
- 7.8 Protozoa
- 7.8.1 Amoebic infections
- 7.8.2 Malaria
- 7.8.3 Babesiosis
- 7.8.4 Toxoplasmosis
- 7.8.5 <i>Cryptosporidium</i> and cryptosporidiosis
- 7.8.6 <i>Cyclospora</i> and cyclosporiasis
- 7.8.7 Sarcocystosis (sarcosporidiosis)
- 7.8.8 Giardiasis, balantidiasis, isosporiasis, and microsporidiosis
- 7.8.9 <i>Blastocystis hominis</i> infection
- 7.8.10 Human African trypanosomiasis
- 7.8.11 Chagas disease
- 7.8.12 Leishmaniasis
- 7.8.13 Trichomoniasis
- 7.9 Nematodes (roundworms)
- 7.10 Cestodes (tapeworms)
- 7.11 Trematodes (flukes)
- 7.12 Nonvenomous arthropods
- 7.13 Pentastomiasis (porocephalosis, linguatulosis/linguatuliasis)
- 8 Sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health
- 9 Chemical and physical injuries and environmental factors and disease
- 10 Clinical pharmacology
- 11 Nutrition
- 12 Metabolic disorders
- 13 Endocrine disorders
- 14 Medical disorders in pregnancy
- 15 Gastroenterological disorders
- 16 Cardiovascular disorders
- 17 Critical care medicine
- 18 Respiratory disorders
- 19 Rheumatological disorders
- 20 Disorders of the skeleton
- 21 Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract
- 22 Disorders of the blood
- 23 Disorders of the skin
- 24 Neurological disorders
- 25 The eye
- 26 Psychiatry and drug related problems
- 27 Forensic medicine
- 28 Sports medicine
- 29 Geratology
- 30 Pain
- 31 Palliative medicine
- 32 Biochemistry in medicine
- 33 Acute medicine