Classification: ICD-9 085; ICD-10 B55

Syndromes and synonyms: Cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis (CL): Aleppo evil, Baghdad boil, Delhi boil, Oriental sore, Delhi boil, and others.

Agent: Leishmania species, protozoa, members of the Trypanosomatidae family, order Kinetoplastida. Leishmania species that cause CL in the old world are: Leishmania major, L. tropica, and L. aethiopica. L. killicki is synonymous to L. tropica. L. infantum/chagasi and L. donovani can cause both visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis. L. chagasi is considered the same species as L. infantum, and are referred to as L. infantum/chagasi.

Reservoir: Wild rodents (gerbils) that live in burrows together with sandfly vector. Hyraxes for L. aethiopica.

Vector: Female phlebotomine sandflies (Phlebotomus papatasi, P. sergenti, P.chadaudi, P. longipes, P. pedifer)

Transmission: By bite of an infected phlebotomine sandfly.

Cycle

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