RT Book, Section
A1 Langston, Shannon M.
A1 Bales, Brian D.
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181051362
T1 Leishmaniasis
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181051362
RD 2024/04/18
AB Leishmaniasis  is  a  protozoan,  zoonotic  parasite  spread  by  sand  fly  bites.  It  is  endemic  in  over  80  countries  and  has  an  incubation  period  of  2  to  6  months,  although  it  may  range  from  days  to  years,  with  relapse  possible.  Infection  occurs  when  flagellated  forms  of  more  than  20  infective  species  of  Leishmania  are  injected  into  the  skin,  taken  up  by  macrophages,  and  multiply.  Often,  the  bite  goes  unnoticed.