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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
zh-CN Chinese (China) 墨西哥利什曼原虫
Synonyms: 墨西哥胶工皮肤溃疡;锥虫科;墨西哥利什曼虫;墨西哥莱什曼原虫;墨西哥莱什曼虫
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)