A skin disease of tropical countries caused by the parasite Leishmania.
Cutaneous form of leishmaniasis; a skin disorder caused by the Leishmania tropica parasite, occurring in Africa, Asia, and areas around the Mediterranean Sea; it is characterized by ulcerative skin lesions. Treatment usually involves the use of antimony preparations. Also called Old World leismaniasis; tropical sore; Aleppo boil.
A skin disease, occurring in tropical and subtropical Africa and Asia, caused by the parasitic protozoan Leishmania tropica. The disease commonly affects children and takes the form of a slow-healing open sore or ulcer, which sometimes becomes secondarily infected with bacteria. Antibiotics are administered to combat the infection.
This term is a synonym for cutaneous leishmaniasis; others include: Cochin, Delhi, Kandahar, Lahore, Madagascar, Natal, Old World tropical, tropical sore, etc. As with many of the local names for this infection, it is now rarely used.