Noun: leishmaniasis americana
- A form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa
"The patient contracted leishmaniasis americana while hiking in South America";
- mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis, American leishmaniasis, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis
Type of: kala-azar, leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis
Encyclopedia: Leishmaniasis americana