LP18312-6
Leishmania mexicana
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Description
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. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Leishmania mexicana
- Part Display Name
- Leishmania mexicana
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- L mexicana
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Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 墨西哥利什曼原虫 Synonyms: 墨西哥胶工皮肤溃疡; |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Leishmania mexicana |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Leishmania messicana |
et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Leishmania mexicana |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Leishmania mexicana |
ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Leishmania mexicana |
fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Leishmania mexicana |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Leishmania mexicana |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | Leishmania mexicana |
pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Leishmania mexicana Synonyms: Leishmania mexicana |
el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Πρωτόζωο Leishmania mexicana (Λεϊσμάνια) Synonyms: Πρωτόζωο Leishmania mexicana (Λεϊσμάνια) |
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