TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Systemic Parasitic Infections A1 - Saavedra, Arturo P. A1 - Roh, Ellen K. A1 - Mikailov, Anar PY - 2023 T2 - Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 9e 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=1199573493 ER -