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Blood and Tissue Flagellates II Flashcards

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Leishmania have two morphological forms:

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  1. Amastigote
  2. Promastigote
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[5] Causative agent of Leishmania spp.

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  1. Leishmania tropica
  2. Leishmania mexicana
  3. Leishmania donovani
  4. Leishmania braziliensis
  5. Leishmania guyanensis
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Baghdad boils, Oriental sore

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Leishmania tropica

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Bay sore, Chiclero ulcer,

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Leishmania mexicana

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Dum dum fever, Kala-azar

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Leishmania donovani

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Espundia, Uta

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Leishmania braziliensis

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Forest yaws, Pian bois

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Leishmania guyanensis

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infective to humans.

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Promastigote — Leishmania spp.

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have single free flagellum arising from kinetoplast at the anterior end.

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Promastigote — Leishmania spp.

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promastigote in the proboscis of the insect vector and the one that grow in artificial media.

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Promastigote — Leishmania spp.

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Lives intracellularly in monocytes, polymorphonuclear leukocytes and endothelial cells of the vertebrate host.

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Amastigotes — Leishmania spp.

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The reservoir hosts are rodents, dogs, foxes and jackals.

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Transmission — Leishmania spp.

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The infection is usually transmitted by the bite (blood feed) of the female sandfly, genus Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia.

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Transmission — Leishmania spp.

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Human infection has been reported from blood transfusion, congenital transmission, contamination of bite wounds and by contact.

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Transmission — Leishmania spp.

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[2] Clinical types of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

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  1. Leishmania major
  2. Leishmania tropica
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found in sparsely inhabited areas.

[clinical types of leishmania mexicana]

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Leishmania major

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Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis.

[clinical types of leishmania mexicana]

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Leishmania major

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Wet lesions with severe reaction.

[clinical types of leishmania mexicana]

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Leishmania major

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rapid ulceration; few amastigotes.

[clinical types of leishmania mexicana]

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Leishmania major

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found in more densely populated regions.

[clinical types of leishmania mexicana]

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Leishmania tropica

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Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis.

[clinical types of leishmania mexicana]

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Leishmania tropica

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Dry lesions with minimal ulceration.

[clinical types of leishmania mexicana]

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Leishmania tropica

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Many amastigotes; persists for months.

[clinical types of leishmania mexicana]

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Leishmania tropica

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Disease: New World cutaneous leishmaniasis, chiclero ulcer, bay sore.

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Leishmania mexicana

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Cutaneous form, increasing in numbers of infected.

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Leishmania mexicana

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3 clinical manifestastions of Leishmani Mexicana

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  1. Cutaneous – Chiclero-ulcer
  2. Nasopharyngeal mucosal – rare manifestation
  3. Visceral – rare manifestation
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main reservoir are rodents.

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Leishmania mexicana

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2 Uncommon types of Leishmania spp.

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  1. Leishmania aethiopica
  2. Leishmaniasis recidiva
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Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL): caused by, diffuse nodular non-ulcerating lesions. Low immunity to Leishmania antigens (anergic) numerous parasites.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania aethiopica

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lupoid leishmaniasis: severe immunological reaction to leishmania antigen leading to persistent dry skin lesions, few parasites.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania recidiva

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Causes espundia, uta or mucotaneous/american leishmaniasis.

[leishmania]

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Leishmania braziliensis

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Found in Central Mexico and Northern Argentina

[leishmania]

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Leishmania braziliensis

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Find LD bodies in tissues.

[leishmania]

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Leishmania braziliensis

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Once cured, lifelong immunity; if dormant may re-occur.

[leishmania]

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Leishmania braziliensis

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Has a clinical picture dominated by great destruction of the nasal mucosa, sometimes with respiratory complications.

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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

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The most feared form of leishmaniasis because it produces destructive and disfiguring lesions of the face (Tapir nose).

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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

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Espundia: metastatic spread to the oronasal and pharyngeal mucosa.

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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

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3 Diagnosis of Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

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  1. Smear
  2. Biopsy
  3. Serologic techniques
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Highly specific and of great use in cutaneous leishmaniasis, although the test may be negative in the disseminated form.

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Montenegro Intradermal reaction

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Cellular immunity depends on T-lymphocytes and becomes positive 24-48 hours after infection.

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Montenegro Intradermal reaction

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Disease: Visceral leishmaniasis, kala-azar, dum dum fever.

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Leishmania Donovani

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Leishmania that mainly affect children.

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Leishmania infantum

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Leishmania that mainly affects adults.

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Leishmania Donovani

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There are geographical variations.

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Leishmania Donovani

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[3] Treatment of Leishmania Donovani

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  1. First line therapy
  2. Second line therapy
  3. Liposomal AMB
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(Antimonials): SbV, Pentavalent antimonials include sodium stibogluconate and methyl glucamine antimonite.

[treatment for leishmania donovani]

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First line therapy

47
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Amphotericin B, pentamidine(for kala-azar), metronidazole, nifurtimox.

[treatment for leishmania donovani]

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Second line therapy

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Less toxic than AMB. It has been effective in the primary treatment of VL in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients .

[treatment for leishmania donovani]

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Liposomal AMB

49
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Disease: Human African Trypanosomiasis

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Trypanosoma brucei

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It is caused by [two] subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei, namely:

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  1. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
  2. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
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East Africa, wild and domestic animal reservoirs, East African/Rhodesian sleeping sickness.

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Trypanosoma rhodesiense

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West and Central Africa, mainly human infection, West African/Gambian sleeping sickness.

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Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

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[3] Types of Leishmaniasis

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  1. Cutaneous
  2. Mucocutaneous
  3. Visceral
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(localized and diffuse) infections appear as obvious skin reactions.

[types of leishmaniasis]

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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

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espundia) infections will start off as a reaction at the bite, and can go via metastasis into the mucous membrane and become fatal.

[types of leishmaniasis]

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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

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Infections are often recognized by fever, swelling of the liver and spleen, and anemia. They are known by many local names, Dum Dum Fever, Death Fever and Kala azar.

[types of leishmaniasis]

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Visceral Leishmaniasis

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The most common is the Oriental Sore (caused by species L. major, L. tropica, and L. aethiopica, L. mexicana.)

[types of leishmaniasis]

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Cutaneous Leishmania

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L. braziliensis

[types of leishmaniasis]

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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

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Caused exclusively by species of the L. donovani complex (L. donovani, L. infantum syn. L. chagasi)

[types of leishmaniasis]

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Visceral Leishmaniasis

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Found in tropical and subtropical areas of all continents except Australia.

[types of leishmaniasis]

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Visceral Leishmaniasis

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Through the bite of the tsetse fly (Glossina spp.), the metacyclic trypomastigotes will be inoculated to the blood of the host.

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Trypanosoma brucei

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[2] Gambian Trypanosomiasis of Trypanosoma Brucei

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  1. Winterbottom’s sign
  2. Kerandel’s sign
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Enlarged, non-tender posterior cervical lymph nodes with a consistency of ripe plums.

[Gambian Trypanosomiasis of Trypanosoma Brucei]

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Winterbottom’s sign

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CNS invasion, more severe headache, increased mental dullness and apathy, tremors, hyperesthesia.

[Gambian Trypanosomiasis of Trypanosoma Brucei]

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Kerandel’s sign

65
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more rapid and fatal.

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Rhodesian Trypanosomiasis

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Occurs in Amazon basin, in Mato Grosso State in Brazil, and in Venezuela.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania pifanol

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Isolated only from patients with the diffuse cutaneous form of the disease.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania pifanol

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Initial lesion is a single one, often a period of months or years passes before the disease spreads both locally and to distant skin areas.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania pifanol

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Irregularly shaped papules.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania pifanol

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Do not invade in the viscera, and the patient remains in good health.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania pifanol

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Occurs in the Amazon basin of Brazil and is the cause of cutaneous and diffuse cutaneous forms of leishmaniasis.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania amazonensis

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Reservoir: small forest mammals, including rodents, marsupials, and foxes.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania amazonensis

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Principal vector: Lutzomyia sandfly

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania amazonensis

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Causes Venezuelan Andean cutaneous leishmaniasis.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania garnhami

75
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Causes cutaneous leishmaniasis in a forested area along the River Turbio, state of Lara, Venezuela.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania venezuelensis

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Confined to the Western Peruvian Andes, causes a disease in humans known locally as “uta”.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania peruviana

77
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Domestic dog and wild rodent are reservoir hosts and sandflies of the genus Lutzomyia are the vectors.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania peruviana

78
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Occurs in the Guyanas and Northern Brazil; disease known locally as pian bois, reservoir hosts are arboreal sloths and anteaters, and Lutzomyia is the sandfly vector.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania guyanensis

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Occurs in Panama, Costa Rica, and Colombia, variety of reservoir hosts, including sloths, rodents, monkeys, and procyonids. Lutzomyia and Psychodopygus sandflies are vectors.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania panamensis

80
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Infections have been reported from Brazil and Peru; Lutzomyia sandflies are the natural vector, and agouti is the wild animal reservoir.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania lainsoni

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Reported to infect human in Colombia, Venezuela, and Panama; Litzomyia is the sandfly vector, and the sloth is a natural reservoir.

[uncommon types of leishmania]

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Leishmania Colombiensis

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Specimen of choice of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.

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punch biopsy

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