Leishmaniasis

ByChelsea Marie, PhD, University of Virginia;
William A. Petri, Jr, MD, PhD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Reviewed ByChristina A. Muzny, MD, MSPH, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Reviewed/Revised Modified Sept 2025
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Leishmaniasis is an infection caused by a species of Leishmania. Manifestations include cutaneous, mucosal, and visceral syndromes. Cutaneous leishmaniasis causes chronic skin lesions ranging from nodules to large ulcers that can persist for months to years but eventually heal with scarring. Mucosal leishmaniasis affects nasopharyngeal tissues and can cause gross mutilation of the nose and palate. Visceral leishmaniasis causes irregular fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, and polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia with high mortality in untreated patients. Diagnosis is by demonstrating parasites in smears or cultures and increasingly by polymerase chain reaction–based assays at reference centers. Serologic testing can be helpful in diagnosing visceral leishmaniasis. Oral miltefosine is used to treat all 3 syndromes. Treatment of mucosal leishmaniasis is with liposomal amphotericin B and pentavalent antimonials; azoles may be used depending on the . Manifestations include cutaneous, mucosal, and visceral syndromes. Cutaneous leishmaniasis causes chronic skin lesions ranging from nodules to large ulcers that can persist for months to years but eventually heal with scarring. Mucosal leishmaniasis affects nasopharyngeal tissues and can cause gross mutilation of the nose and palate. Visceral leishmaniasis causes irregular fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, and polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia with high mortality in untreated patients. Diagnosis is by demonstrating parasites in smears or cultures and increasingly by polymerase chain reaction–based assays at reference centers. Serologic testing can be helpful in diagnosing visceral leishmaniasis. Oral miltefosine is used to treat all 3 syndromes. Treatment of mucosal leishmaniasis is with liposomal amphotericin B and pentavalent antimonials; azoles may be used depending on theLeishmania species, and reconstructive surgery may be necessary in severe cases. Treatment of visceral leishmaniasis is with liposomal amphotericin B depending on the infecting species, and reconstructive surgery may be necessary in severe cases. Treatment of visceral leishmaniasis is with liposomal amphotericin B depending on the infectingLeishmania species and the geographic area of acquisition. A variety of topical and systemic treatments is available for cutaneous leishmaniasis depending on the causative species and clinical manifestations. Alternatives include oral azoles, amphotericin B deoxycholate, or pentavalent antimonials (sodium stibogluconate or meglumine antimoniate) if disease was acquired in areas where species and the geographic area of acquisition. A variety of topical and systemic treatments is available for cutaneous leishmaniasis depending on the causative species and clinical manifestations. Alternatives include oral azoles, amphotericin B deoxycholate, or pentavalent antimonials (sodium stibogluconate or meglumine antimoniate) if disease was acquired in areas whereLeishmania species are likely to be susceptible.

Leishmaniasis in humans is caused by approximately 21 of the 30 Leishmania species that are morphologically indistinguishable but can be differentiated by laboratory analysis (1).

Leishmaniasis is not a rare disease. Incidence is estimated to be between 700,000 to 1 million new cases annually worldwide. Poor housing and inadequate domestic sanitation, malnutrition, and migration or population displacement of nonimmune hosts to endemic areas are key risk factors for the development of infection (2).

Leishmania promastigotes are transmitted to vertebrate hosts by sandflies (Phlebotomus [Old World], Lutzomyia [New World]). Vector sandflies are infected by inoculating infected humans or animals. Rarely, infection can be spread congenitally or sexually or by blood transfusion or shared needles (and needle-stick injuries).

Animal reservoirs vary with the Leishmania species and geographic location and include dogs, other canines, rodents, and other animals (see also Sand Flies of Animals). In the Indian subcontinent, humans are the reservoir for L. donovani.

General references

  1. 1. CDC: Leishmaniasis. Accessed March 24, 2025.

  2. 2. World Health Organization (WHO): Leishmaniasis. Accessed February 12, 2025.

Pathophysiology of Leishmaniasis

The first step in the life cycle is infection of a human host after inoculation by a female sandfly; extracellular promastigotes are injected into the bloodstream and phagocytized by host macrophages. Inside these cells, they transform into amastigotes.

The amastigotes may remain localized in the skin or spread to the mucosa of the nasopharynx or disseminate to bone marrow, the spleen, the liver, and occasionally other organs, resulting in 3 major clinical forms of leishmaniasis:

  • Cutaneous

  • Mucosal

  • Visceral

Cutaneous leishmaniasis

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most commonly diagnosed form of leishmaniasis. It is also known as oriental or tropical sore, Delhi or Aleppo boil, uta or chiclero ulcer, or forest yaws. The major causative species are the following:

  • L. major, L. aethiopica, and L. tropica in southern Europe, Asia, and Africa

  • L. mexicana complex (L. mexicana, L. amazonensis, and L. venezuelensis) in Mexico and Central and South America

  • Viannia subgenus (L. braziliensis, L. guyanensis, L. panamensis, and L. peruviana) in Central and South America

Cases have occurred among United States military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and among travelers to endemic areas in Central and South America, Israel, and elsewhere. Uncommonly, L. braziliensis spreads widely in the skin causing disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis.

L. donovani typically causes visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent, but it also causes cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka.

Rarely, L. infantum can cause cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Western hemisphere.

Mucosal leishmaniasis

Mucosal leishmaniasis (mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, espundia) is caused mainly by Viannia subgenus but occasionally by other Leishmania species. Mucosal leishmaniasis is most commonly found south and west of the Amazon basin, specifically in parts of Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil. 

The parasites are thought to spread from the initial skin lesion through the lymphatics and blood to nasopharyngeal tissues.

Symptoms and signs of mucosal leishmaniasis typically develop months to years after the appearance of the skin lesion.

Visceral leishmaniasis

Visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar, Dumdum fever) is typically caused by L. donovani or L. infantum (also called L. chagasi in Latin America) and occurs in India, Africa (particularly the Sudan), Central Asia, the Mediterranean basin, South and Central America, and infrequently China. Most cases occur in northeastern India.

Parasites disseminate from the site of the sandfly bite in the skin to regional lymph nodes, the spleen, the liver, and bone marrow and cause systemic symptoms.

Subclinical infections are common; only a minority of infected patients develop progressive visceral disease. Symptomatic infection with L. infantum is more common among children than adults.

Visceral leishmaniasis is an opportunistic infection in patients with advanced HIV infection or other immunocompromising conditions.

Symptoms and Signs of Leishmaniasis

In cutaneous leishmaniasis, a well-demarcated skin lesion develops at the site of a sandfly bite, usually within several weeks to months. Multiple lesions may occur after multiple infective bites or with disseminated spread. Their appearance varies. The initial lesion is often a papule or nodular plaque that slowly enlarges, ulcerates centrally, and develops a raised, erythematous border where intracellular parasites are concentrated. Ulcers are typically painless and cause no systemic symptoms unless secondarily infected. Lesions heal spontaneously after several months but may persist for years. They often cause atrophic scarring, leaving a depressed, burn-like scar.

Lymphadenopathy or lymphangitis may occur.

Disease course depends on the infecting Leishmania species and the host’s immune status.

Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis, a rare syndrome, results in widespread nodular skin lesions resembling those of lepromatous leprosy. It results from cell-mediated anergy (lack of immune responsiveness in the host) to the organism.

Mucosal leishmaniasis, also called mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, due to Viannia subgenus species typically starts with one or more primary cutaneous ulcers. Spread to the mucosa via lymphatics and the bloodstream probably occurs early in infection.

The skin lesions heal spontaneously, but progressive mucosal lesions may not become apparent for months to years. Typically, patients have nasal stuffiness, epistaxis, discharge, and pain. Over time, the infection may progress, resulting in gross mutilation of the nose, palate, oral pharynx, or face.

In visceral leishmaniasis, the clinical manifestations usually develop gradually over weeks to months after inoculation of the parasite but can be acute. Irregular fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, and polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia with a reversed albumin:globulin ratio occur. In some patients, there are twice-daily temperature spikes. Transaminitis may occur. Cutaneous skin lesions rarely occur. Some patients may present with fever, anorexia, diarrhea, and malaise.

Emaciation and death occur within months to years in patients with progressive infections. Those with asymptomatic, self-resolving infections and survivors (after successful treatment) are resistant to further attacks unless cell-mediated immunity is impaired (eg, by advanced HIV infection). Relapse may occur years after initial infection.

Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) may develop after treatment for visceral leishmaniasis in patients in eastern Africa (Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya) and in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh (1). It is characterized by flat or nodular cutaneous lesions that contain many parasites.

In patients in eastern Africa, lesions develop within 3 to 6 months of therapy and spontaneously resolve a few months to a year later. In patients in India and adjacent countries, skin lesions typically develop 2 to 7 years after therapy ends and can last for many years. PKDL lesions are thought to be a reservoir for the spread of infection in these areas.

Symptoms and signs references

  1. 1. Kumar P, Chatterjee M, Das NK. Post Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis: Clinical Features and Differential Diagnosis. Indian J Dermatol. 2021;66(1):24-33. doi:10.4103/ijd.IJD_602_20

Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis

  • Light microscopy of Wright-Giemsa–stained or Giemsa-stained tissue samples, touch preparations, or aspirates

  • Laboratory testing, including serologic testing (antibody titers) for visceral leishmaniasis

  • Culture (special media required)

  • Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)–based assays

Leishmaniasis should be suspected in any patient with characteristic chronic cutaneous lesions and a history of exposure, ie, travel to or immigration from an endemic area.

Organisms causing simple cutaneous leishmaniasis can be differentiated from those capable of causing mucosal leishmaniasis based on the geographic area of acquisition, specific DNA probes, or analysis of cultured parasites.

Biopsy specimens from lesions can be examined histologically to identify the presence of Leishmania amastigotes and to assess the inflammatory response. Assessment is usually performed via light microscopy of Wright-Giemsa–stained or Giemsa-stained tissue samples (1). Immunohistochemistry of leishmanial antigens may be demonstrable in tissue samples and are helpful adjuncts for diagnosis.

Serologic tests can help diagnose visceral leishmaniasis; high titers of antibodies to a recombinant leishmanial antigen (rk39) are present in most immunocompetent patients with visceral leishmaniasis. However, antibodies may be absent in patients with HIV co-infection or other immunocompromising conditions. Serologic tests for antileishmanial antibodies do not distinguish between active and quiescent infections because they are not sensitive or specific and are not helpful in the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis (1). Antibody tests are more useful in detecting visceral leishmaniasis. Additionally, pancytopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia with high total protein, and reduced albumin:globulin ratios may be seen in patients with visceral leishmaniasis (1).

PCR-based assays of aspirates from bone marrow, the spleen, or lymph nodes help diagnose visceral leishmaniasis. In cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis, PCR assays can be performed on punch biopsies, aspirates, or touch preparations from skin lesions to aid in diagnosis. In mucosal leishmaniasis, parasites are usually more difficult to find or isolate in culture from biopsies of lesions than in cutaneous leishmaniasis.

The leishmanin skin test that detects a delayed-type hypersensitivity response to leishmanial antigens is not available in the United States. It is typically positive in patients with cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis but negative in those with active visceral leishmaniasis.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States offers specialized diagnostic services for leishmaniasis. For further information, see the CDC's Infectious Diseases Laboratories: Leishmania species Identification.

Diagnosis reference

  1. 1. Aronson N, Herwaldt BL, Libman M, et al: Diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH). Clin Infect Dis. 2016;63(12):e202-e264. doi:10.1093/cid/ciw670

Treatment of Leishmaniasis

  • Oral miltefosine for mucosal, visceral, and cutaneous leishmaniasis Oral miltefosine for mucosal, visceral, and cutaneous leishmaniasis

  • Liposomal amphotericin B IV or sometimes parenteral paromomycin and pentamidine for visceral leishmaniasisLiposomal amphotericin B IV or sometimes parenteral paromomycin and pentamidine for visceral leishmaniasis

  • Topical paromomycin, heat therapy, cryotherapy, and/or intralesional injection of a pentavalent antimonial (variable availability) for cutaneous leishmaniasisTopical paromomycin, heat therapy, cryotherapy, and/or intralesional injection of a pentavalent antimonial (variable availability) for cutaneous leishmaniasis

  • Oral azoles (eg, ketoconazole, itraconazole) or intralesional, IV, or IM amphotericin B deoxycholate or pentavalent antimonials (sodium stibogluconate, meglumine antimoniate) may have benefit if the infecting Oral azoles (eg, ketoconazole, itraconazole) or intralesional, IV, or IM amphotericin B deoxycholate or pentavalent antimonials (sodium stibogluconate, meglumine antimoniate) may have benefit if the infectingLeishmania species is likely to be susceptible

Treatment of leishmaniasis depends on many factors, including the following (1):

  • Clinical syndrome

  • Infecting Leishmania species

  • Geographic location of acquisition

  • Organism's likelihood of susceptibility to antileishmanial drugs

  • Age and immune status of the host

Detailed recommendations for treatment are available (2, 3).

Pentavalent antimonials are not readily available in the United States. Meglumine antimoniate is available in the United States only under an individual investigational new drug protocol via the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Sodium stibogluconate is no longer available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but may be available in some countries.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis

Cutaneus leishmaniasis is treated with topical formations of paromomycin (especially in Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis), heat therapy, cryotherapy, and/or intralesional injection of a pentavalent antimonial (where available). Cutaneus leishmaniasis is treated with topical formations of paromomycin (especially in Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis), heat therapy, cryotherapy, and/or intralesional injection of a pentavalent antimonial (where available).

If a lesion is small, spontaneously healing, and not caused by a Leishmania species associated with mucosal leishmaniasis, it can be closely followed, rather than treated.

Topical treatment is an option for small, uncomplicated lesions. Intralesional injection of sodium stibogluconate has been used for many years for simple cutaneous leishmaniasis in Europe and Asia; it is not currently available in the United States for intralesional use.

Other topical options include heat therapy, which requires a specialized system for administration, and cryotherapy; both can be painful and are practical only when used to treat small lesions.

Topical paromomycin can be used as an ointment that contains 15% Topical paromomycin can be used as an ointment that contains 15%paromomycin and 12% methylbenzethonium chloride in soft white paraffin. This medication is used around the world, but in the United States it may need to be requested through compounding pharmacies.

Systemic therapy is used in patients who have the following:

  • Infection by L. braziliensis or related organisms associated with mucosal leishmaniasis

  • Complex cutaneous leishmaniasis with multiple, large, widespread, or disfiguring lesions

  • Compromised cell-mediated immunity

In the United States, systemic options include liposomal amphotericin B, miltefosine, and , miltefosine, andamphotericin B deoxycholate. Outside the United States, pentavalent antimonials (sodium stibogluconate and meglumine antimoniate) may be used if infection was acquired in areas where antimony-resistance is not prevalent. Liposomal amphotericin B and amphotericin B deoxycholate are typically given in the regimens used for visceral leishmaniasis.

Although not approved for cutaneous infection, liposomal amphotericin B may have merit in select cases.Although not approved for cutaneous infection, liposomal amphotericin B may have merit in select cases.

Miltefosine, which has the advantage of oral administration, can be effective for cutaneous leishmaniasis in adults and adolescents, particularly when caused by Miltefosine, which has the advantage of oral administration, can be effective for cutaneous leishmaniasis in adults and adolescents, particularly when caused byL. braziliensis, L. guyanensis, or L. panamensis (2). Adverse effects include nausea, vomiting, transient elevations in aminotransferases, and dizziness. Miltefosine is contraindicated during pregnancy and breastfeeding (chestfeeding); patients of childbearing age who are taking this drug must use effective birth control measures.

Pentavalent antimonials should be used only if the infecting Leishmania species is likely to be susceptible. Meglumine antimoniate is used in French-speaking countries and in Latin America. Adverse effects include nausea, vomiting, malaise, elevated amylase and/or liver enzymes, and cardiotoxicity (arrhythmias, myocardial depression, heart failure, ECG changes, cardiac arrest). The incidence of adverse effects increases with age. The drug is stopped if patients develop cardiotoxicity.

Alternatives include azoles (eg, ketoconazole, itraconazole, fluconazole) if the infecting Alternatives include azoles (eg, ketoconazole, itraconazole, fluconazole) if the infectingLeishmania species is likely to be susceptible. Azoles have limited effectiveness, but success has been reported with higher daily doses in some areas (4).

Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis is relatively resistant to treatment.

Mucosal leishmaniasis

The optimal treatment is uncertain.

Studies suggest that both liposomal amphotericin B and oral miltefosine are often effective, but data are limited. and oral miltefosine are often effective, but data are limited.Miltefosine can be used in adults and adolescents (2). Adverse effects of miltefosine include nausea, vomiting, transient elevations in aminotransferases, and dizziness; the drug is contraindicated during pregnancy and breastfeeding (chestfeeding); patients of childbearing age who are taking this drug must use effective birth control measures.

Although not approved for mucosal infection, liposomal amphotericin B may have merit in select cases.Although not approved for mucosal infection, liposomal amphotericin B may have merit in select cases.

Historically, pentavalent antimonials have been used in Latin America.

Intralesional, IV, or IM amphotericin B deoxycholate, which is highly effective but generally more toxic than liposomal amphotericin B, is an alternative if the infecting Intralesional, IV, or IM amphotericin B deoxycholate, which is highly effective but generally more toxic than liposomal amphotericin B, is an alternative if the infectingLeishmania species is likely to be susceptible.

Other alternatives include azoles (eg, ketoconazole, itraconazole, fluconazole) if the infecting Other alternatives include azoles (eg, ketoconazole, itraconazole, fluconazole) if the infectingLeishmania species is likely to be susceptible. Azoles have limited effectiveness, but success has been reported with higher daily doses in some areas (4).

Reconstructive surgery may be required if mucosal leishmaniasis grossly distorts the nose or palate, but surgery should be delayed for 12 months after successful chemotherapy to avoid losing grafts because of relapses.

Visceral leishmaniasis

Liposomal amphotericin B and miltefosine can be used to treat visceral leishmaniasis; other lipid-associated amphotericin preparations may be effective but have been less well studied.and miltefosine can be used to treat visceral leishmaniasis; other lipid-associated amphotericin preparations may be effective but have been less well studied.

Oral miltefosine can be used to treat immunocompetent patients who acquired Oral miltefosine can be used to treat immunocompetent patients who acquiredL. donovani in India or adjacent areas of South Asia, who are > 12 years of age, who weigh > 30 kg, and who are not pregnant or breastfeeding (2).

Pentavalent antimonials can be used to treat visceral leishmaniasis acquired in Latin America or other areas of the world where the infection is not resistant to these drugs (most notably South Asia where resistance is high). Parenteral paromomycin and pentamidine have been used for this purpose. Pentavalent antimonials can be used to treat visceral leishmaniasis acquired in Latin America or other areas of the world where the infection is not resistant to these drugs (most notably South Asia where resistance is high). Parenteral paromomycin and pentamidine have been used for this purpose.

Intralesional, IV, or IM amphotericin B deoxycholate, which is highly effective but generally more toxic than liposomal amphotericin B, is an alternative if the infecting deoxycholate, which is highly effective but generally more toxic than liposomal amphotericin B, is an alternative if the infectingLeishmania species is likely to be susceptible.

Relapses are common among patients with immunocompromising conditions. Antiretroviral drugs can help restore immune function in patients infected with HIV, reducing the likelihood of relapse. Secondary prophylaxis with an antileishmanial drug may help prevent relapses in patients with advanced HIV infection with CD4 counts < 200/mcL.

Supportive measures (eg, adequate nutrition, transfusions, antibiotics for secondary bacterial infection) are often necessary for patients with visceral leishmaniasis.

Treatment references

  1. 1. Pan American Health Organization. Guideline for the treatment of leishmaniasis in the Americas. Second edition. Washington, DC: PAHO; 2022. doi:10.37774/9789275125038

  2. 2. Aronson N, Herwaldt BL, Libman M, et al. Diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH). Clin Infect Dis. 2016;63(12):e202-e264. doi:10.1093/cid/ciw670

  3. 3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Clinical Care of Leishmaniasis. Accessed February 11, 2025.

  4. 4. Galvão EL, Rabello A, Cota GF. Efficacy of azole therapy for tegumentary leishmaniasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2017;12(10):e0186117. Published 2017 Oct 9. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0186117

Prevention of Leishmaniasis

For prevention of leishmaniasis, the following may help:

  • Treatment of leishmaniasis in a geographic area where humans are the reservoir

  • Reduction of the vector population by spraying residual insecticide (one that has prolonged duration of action) in sites of domestic transmission

  • Personal protective measures including insect repellants on exposed skin and protective clothing

  • Control of nonhuman reservoirs

  • Avoidance of sharing needles and taking precautions against needle-stick injuries

  • Safe blood transfusions

  • Education about the risks of congenital and sexual transmission

Travelers to endemic areas should use insect repellents containing DEET (diethyltoluamide) on exposed skin. Insect screens, bed nets, and clothing are more effective if treated with permethrin because the small sandflies can penetrate mechanical barriers. Travelers to endemic areas should use insect repellents containing DEET (diethyltoluamide) on exposed skin. Insect screens, bed nets, and clothing are more effective if treated with permethrin because the small sandflies can penetrate mechanical barriers.

Pregnant patients in endemic regions should avoid sandflies, seek early diagnosis, be given prompt, pregnancy-appropriate therapy (liposomal amphotericin B). Pregnant patients in endemic regions should avoid sandflies, seek early diagnosis, be given prompt, pregnancy-appropriate therapy (liposomal amphotericin B).

Vaccines are not currently available; however, several vaccine trials are underway (1).

Prevention reference

  1. 1. Mas A, Hurtado-Morillas C, Martínez-Rodrigo A, et al. A Tailored Approach to Leishmaniases Vaccination: Comparative Evaluation of the Efficacy and Cross-Protection Capacity of DNA vs. Peptide-Based Vaccines in a Murine Model. Int J Mol Sci. 2023;24(15):12334. Published 2023 Aug 2. doi:10.3390/ijms241512334

Key Points

  • Leishmaniasis is present globally and is transmitted by of sandfly bites.

  • The parasites may remain localized in the skin (cutaneous leishmaniasis), spread to the mucosa (mucosal leishmaniasis), or disseminate systemically to the liver, spleen, and bone marrow (visceral leishmaniasis).

  • Diagnose using Wright-Giemsa– or Giemsa-stained smears, cultures, or polymerase chain reaction-based assays; serologic tests can help diagnose visceral leishmaniasis.

  • Treat small, uncomplicated skin lesions with locally applied heat or cryotherapy, topical paromomycin, or outside the United States with intralesional sodium stibogluconate.Treat small, uncomplicated skin lesions with locally applied heat or cryotherapy, topical paromomycin, or outside the United States with intralesional sodium stibogluconate.

  • Systemic treatment options for complex cutaneous leishmaniasis, mucosal leishmaniasis, and visceral leishmaniasis include liposomal amphotericin B, miltefosine, and , miltefosine, andamphotericin B deoxycholate; pentavalent antimonials may be used if infection is acquired in areas where the infecting Leishmania species is likely to be susceptible.

  • Drug resistance to pentavalent antimonials is common in South Asia and adjacent countries and is emerging in other areas.

More Information

The following English-language resource may be useful. Please note that The Manual is not responsible for the content of this resource.

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Clinical Testing and Diagnosis for Leishmaniasis

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