Dear Editor,New World cutaneous leishmaniasis is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease caused by infection with protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania;most of them included in the subgenus Viannia,which are t...Dear Editor,New World cutaneous leishmaniasis is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease caused by infection with protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania;most of them included in the subgenus Viannia,which are transmitted by the bites of infected female phlebotomine sandflies[1].In Colombia L.panamensis and L.braziliensis are the most frequent species associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis[2].The spectrum of New World cutaneous leishmaniasis includes single or multiple,localized,cutaneous ulcers;diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis;disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis;and mucosal leishmaniasis[3].展开更多
文摘Dear Editor,New World cutaneous leishmaniasis is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease caused by infection with protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania;most of them included in the subgenus Viannia,which are transmitted by the bites of infected female phlebotomine sandflies[1].In Colombia L.panamensis and L.braziliensis are the most frequent species associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis[2].The spectrum of New World cutaneous leishmaniasis includes single or multiple,localized,cutaneous ulcers;diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis;disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis;and mucosal leishmaniasis[3].
