cutaneous leishmaniasis

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cutaneous leishmaniasis (usually uncountable, plural cutaneous leishmaniases)

  1. (pathology) The most common form of leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, which presents with open, ulcerative skin lesions.
    Synonyms: Aleppo button, Baghdad boil, oriental sore, tropical sore, uta
    Coordinate terms: mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, visceral leishmaniasis