Wednesday, September 28, 2011

TROPICAL DESEAESE



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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