TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - SYSTEMIC PARASITIC INFECTIONS A1 - Wolff, Klaus A1 - Johnson, Richard Allen A1 - Saavedra, Arturo P. A1 - Roh, Ellen K. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 8e AB - Etiology. Many species of obligate intracellular protozoa Leishmania; predominant species are: New World: Leishmania mexicana complex, Viannia subgenus.Old World: L. tropica, L. major, and L. aethiopica.Vector. Sandflies. Old World: Phlebotomus. New World: Lutzomyia.Pathogenesis. Infection of macrophages in skin, naso-oropharyngeal mucosa, and the reticuloendothelial system (viscera). Diversity of clinical syndromes resulting from a particular parasite, vector, and host species. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1140787501 ER -