Open AccessClinical study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Kashmir Valley
Author(s) -
Gh Mohiuddin Wani,
Sarfaraz Ahmad,
Bilques Khursheed
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.169732
Subject(s) - medicine , sodium stibogluconate , cutaneous leishmaniasis , leishmaniasis , nose , epidemiology , disease , dermatology , veterinary medicine , surgery , pathology
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an infectious disease of tropical and semitropical areas of the world. The cold and harsh winter conditions of the Kashmir Valley do not favor the survival and growth of the Leishmania parasite or its vector, the sand fly, and the disease was until now practically unheard of in the Kashmir Valley.