leishmaniosis in English
noun
1
a tropical and subtropical disease caused by leishmania and transmitted by the bite of sandflies. It affects either the skin or the internal organs.
The cutaneous form of leishmaniasis occurs from two weeks to six months after the bite of a sandfly.
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1. Unlike cutaneous leishmaniosis which requires a specific therapy only under certain conditions, visceral leishmaniosis must be treated. The drug of choice is liposomal amphotericin B.
2. Lupus vulgaris, atypic mycobacteriosis, lepra, actinomycosis, cutaneous leishmaniosis and erysipelas belong to the nodular and diffuse dermatoses.