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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
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* [[Visceral leishmaniasis]] - the most serious form and potentially fatal if untreated. | * [[Visceral leishmaniasis]] - the most serious form and potentially fatal if untreated. | ||
* [[Cutaneous leishmaniasis]] - the most common form which causes a sore at the bite site, which heal in a few months to a year, leaving an unpleasant looking scar. This form can progress to any of the other three forms. | * [[Cutaneous leishmaniasis]] - the most common form which causes a sore at the bite site, which heal in a few months to a year, leaving an unpleasant looking scar. This form can progress to any of the other three forms. | ||
* Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis - this form produces widespread skin lesions which resemble leprosy and is particularly difficult to treat. | * Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis - this form produces widespread skin lesions which resemble leprosy and is particularly difficult to treat. | ||
* Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis - commences with skin ulcers which spread causing tissue damage to (particularly) nose and mouth | * Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis - commences with skin ulcers which spread causing tissue damage to (particularly) nose and mouth | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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