title: [Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Africa. Classification-clinical picture-treatment].
abstract: Vast travelling nowadays into warm subtropical and tropical regions demands more knowledge about infectious diseases outside our temperate climate. A leishmaniasis infection in Europeans is no rarity today because of its vast distribution in Africa. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is now considered a spectral and polar disease not unlike leprosy, caused by the leishmania parasite but also influenced by the host's immune response and intolerance. Therefore, diagnosis and treatment of a cutaneous leishmaniasis request an immunopathohistological view of the case.
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D002738:Chloroquine
vernacular_title: Kutane leishmaniasen in Afrika. Klassifikation--Klinik--Therapie.