Leishmania Tropica Complex Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three components in the complex
A
L. tropical
L. major
L. aethiopica
2
Q
Diseased cause by L tropica complex
A
Cutaneous leishmaniasis ( oriental sores)
3
Q
Vectors in the complex
A
Phlebotomus sandflies
4
Q
Clinical features
A
Anthroponotic urban type: painless ulcerative lesions. Caused by L tropica
Zoonotic rural type: multiple moist ulcers which are inflammed. L major
Non ulcerative diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L aethipica
5
Q
Vector for L tropica
A
P sargenti
6
Q
Vector for L major and aethiopica
A
L papatsi
L longipase
7
Q
Location of L tropica
A
Middle east and india
8
Q
Location of L major
A
Middle east Asia and Africa
9
Q
Treatment
A
-Pentavalent antimonial compounds
-Pentamidine in antimonial resistance
-10% charcoal in suphuric acid or liquid nitrogen
