Open AccessA clinico-epidemiological study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a non-endemic region of South Rajasthan
Author(s) -
Rekha Virath,
Lalit Gupta,
Sharad Mehta,
Manisha Balai,
Asit Mittal,
Ashok Kumar Khare
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_378_20
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , cutaneous leishmaniasis , giemsa stain , leishmaniasis , dermatology , endemic disease , leishmania donovani , disease , pathology , veterinary medicine , visceral leishmaniasis
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne protozoal infection of the skin with variable clinical manifestations. In Rajasthan, western Thar desert is endemic for this disease.