Open AccessLeishmania martiniquensis is a New Causative Agent for Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis in Humans
Author(s) -
С. Б. Чуелов,
А. Л. Россина
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
detskie infekcii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2618-8139
pISSN - 2072-8107
DOI - 10.22627/2072-8107-2018-17-4-46-52
Subject(s) - visceral leishmaniasis , leishmania , leishmaniasis , cutaneous leishmaniasis , virology , immunology , medicine , biology , parasite hosting , computer science , world wide web
The article contains a literature review devoted to the history of the study of human leishmaniasis and one of the new pathogens — Leishmania martiniquensis . It is shown that leishmaniasis caused by this microorganism proceeds in the form of cutaneous, including diffuse in HIV-infected patients, and visceral leishmaniasis. The most typical clinical examples are given.