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Leishmaniasis: Introduction
Leishmaniasis: Leishmaniasis (LEASH-ma-NIGH-a-sis) ... more about Leishmaniasis.
Leishmaniasis: A rare infectious disease caused by any of a number of parasitic Leishmania species. Infection can cause any of three different manifestations: cutaneous leishmaniasis, mucosal leishmaniasis and visceral leishmaniasis. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Leishmaniasis is available below.
Symptoms of Leishmaniasis
- Symptoms of cutaneous leishmaniasis:
- Skin sores
- Raised edge sores - like a volcan with a central crater
- Scabs
- Swollen glands
- more symptoms...»
See full list of 36 symptoms of Leishmaniasis
Home Diagnostic Testing
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Leishmaniasis: Complications
Review possible medical complications related to Leishmaniasis:
- Mucosal leishmaniasis - spread from the skin to the mucous membranes
- Facial disfigurement
- Secondary infection (type of Opportunistic infections)
- Mucosal perforation
- Secondary pus-producing infections
- Secondary gram-negative enteric infections
- Secondary mycobacterial infections
- more complications...»
Medical Textbooks Online about Leishmaniasis
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Leishmaniasis: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Leishmaniasis
Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose, and all can present in a variety of different severities. Diseases in this group...read more »
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to...read more »
Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease is often over-diagnosed. Patients tend to assume that any memory loss...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course,...read more »
ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults. Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and indeed the condition has...read more »
Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care physicians. Many patients with bipolar seek help from their...read more »
Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or have...read more »
Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression to be overlooked....read more »
Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see ...read more »
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Hospitals & Clinics: Leishmaniasis
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Leishmaniasis: Rare Types
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Causes of Leishmaniasis
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Treatments for Leishmaniasis
- Sodium stibogluconate
- Meglumine antimonite
- Amphotericin B
- Liposomal amphotericin B
- Pentamidine
- more treatments...»
See full list of 6 treatments for Leishmaniasis
Latest Treatments for Leishmaniasis
- Sodium antimony
- Meglumine antimonate
- Allopurinol
- Amphotericin B
- Pentamidine
- more treatments...»
See full list of 9 latest treatments for Leishmaniasis
Videos for Leishmaniasis
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Clinical Trials for Leishmaniasis
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Leishmaniasis include:
- Clinical Investigation of Infections Due to Leishmanial Parasites - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Study to Evaluate the Leish-111F + MPL-SE Vaccine in the Treatment of Mucosal Leishmaniasis - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Study to Evaluate the Leish-111f + MPL-SE Vaccine in Healthy Adults Not Previously Exposed to Leishmania Parasite - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Miltefosine to Treat Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Bolivia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - miltefosine,antimony
- Controlled Nitric Oxide Releasing Patch Versus Meglumine Antimoniate in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - controlled nitric oxide releasing patch,meglumine antimoniate
- more trials...»
See full list of 28 Clinical Trials for Leishmaniasis
Statistics for Leishmaniasis
- Medical statistics for Leishmaniasis
- Prevalence and incidence statistics for Leishmaniasis
- Death and Mortality statistics for Leishmaniasis
- Society statistics for Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis: Broader Related Topics
Types of Leishmaniasis
- Cutaneous leishmaniasis - affecting skin
- Visceral leishmaniasis - affecting internal organs
- Mucosal leishmaniasis - affecting mucus membranes such as mouth and nose
- more types...»
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Article Excerpts about Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis (LEASH-ma-NIGH-a-sis) is a parasitic disease spread by the bite of infected sand flies. There are several different forms of leishmaniasis. The most common forms are cutaneous (cue-TAY-knee-us) leishmaniasis, which causes skin sores, and visceral (VIS-er-al) leishmaniasis, which affects some of the internal organs of the body (for example, spleen, liver, bone marrow). (Source: excerpt from Leishmania Infection: DPD)
Definitions of Leishmaniasis:
A chronic disease caused by LEISHMANIA DONOVANI and transmitted by the bite of several sandflies of the genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia. It is commonly characterized by fever, chills, vomiting, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, leukopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, emaciation, and an earth-gray color of the skin. The disease is classified into three main types according to geographic distribution: Indian, Mediterranean (or infantile), and African. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Leishmaniasis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Leishmaniasis, or a subtype of Leishmaniasis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Leishmaniasis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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- Signs of Leishmaniasis
- Complications of Leishmaniasis
- Misdiagnosis of Leishmaniasis
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- Contagious: Leishmaniasis
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