Tropical disease 14
4. Leishmaniasis (Oriental Sore)
The causitive organism is L. tropica or Braziliensia in the west.
The organism is transmitted by a sandfly. The intermediate host
are dogs and rodents.
The disease occurs in dessert areas of India, Pakistan and the
middle east. With the eradication of sandflies with use of DDT
the incidene has been markedly reduced
4.1 CLINICAL
The disease occurs on exposed areas of the face or arms, a small
Indurated pappule if untreated breaks down resulting as a
persistant ulcer.
The lesion does respond to pentavalent
antimony therapy.
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