TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 351. Leishmaniasis A1 - Ortega-Barria, Eduardo A1 - Romero, Luz I. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - The leishmaniasis comprise a group of clinical syndromes that include ulcerative skin lesions, destructive mucosal inflammation, and disseminated visceral infection caused by protozoan Leishmania species parasites, which are transmitted through the bite of female sand flies.The infection occurs in nature in a wide range of vertebrate hosts but is particularly common in canids; rodents; and primates, including humans. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/15 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7031807 ER -