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Description

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. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
Leishmania braziliensis
Part Display Name
Leishmania brasilensis
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
L braziliensis

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 巴西利什曼原虫
Synonyms: 粘膜皮肤利什曼病;巴西利什曼虫;巴西莱什曼原虫;巴西莱什曼原虫
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Leishmania braziliensis
it-IT Italian (Italy) Leishmania braziliensis
Synonyms: Leishmania brasilensis
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Leishmania braziliensis
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Leishmania braziliensis
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Leishmania braziliensis
fr-BE French (Belgium) Leishmania braziliensis
fr-CA French (Canada) Leishmania braziliensis
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Leishmania braziliensis
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Leishmania braziliensis
Synonyms: Leishmania brazilensis
el-GR Greek (Greece) Πρωτόζωο Leishmania braziliensis (Λεϊσμάνια)
Synonyms: Πρωτόζωο Leishmania braziliensis (Λεϊσμάνια)