- chicle ulcer
- 치클궤양, 멕시코리슈만편모충증
English-Korean animal medical dictionary. 2013.
chicle ulcer
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chicle ulcer — chiclero ulcer an endemic, zoonotic form of New World cutaneous leishmaniasis, found mainly in forest workers in southeastern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. It is caused by Leishmania mexicana, transmitted by Lutzomyia olmeca. There are usually… … Medical dictionary
chiclero's ulcer — a form of leishmaniasis of the skin caused by the parasite Leishmania tropica mexicana. The disease, occurring in Panama, Honduras, and the Amazon, primarily affects men who visit the forests to collect chicle (gum) and takes the form of an… … Medical dictionary
chiclero's ulcer — a form of leishmaniasis of the skin caused by the parasite Leishmania tropica mexicana. The disease, occurring in Panama, Honduras, and the Amazon, primarily affects men who visit the forests to collect chicle (gum) and takes the form of an… … The new mediacal dictionary
Leishmania — A group of parasites causing a disease called leishmaniasis. For a fuller definition and more information, see Leishmania infection. * * * A genus of digenetic, asexual, protozoan flagellates (family Trypanosomatidae) that occur as amastigotes in … Medical dictionary
New World leishmaniasis — New World cutaneous leishmaniasis any of the types of cutaneous leishmaniasis occurring in South America, Central America, or Mexico, zoonoses caused mainly by Leishmania mexicana, L. amazonensis, L. chagasi, and L. braziliensis and other related … Medical dictionary
