A 40-year-old man from India presents with a painless papule on his nose that gradually enlarges to form a volcano-shaped nodular lesion. He is diagno...

Question

A 40-year-old man from India presents with a painless papule on his nose that gradually enlarges to form a volcano-shaped nodular lesion. He is diagnosed with cutaneous leishmaniasis. A new species from the Indian subcontinent, Leishmania martiniquensis, has recently been described. Which established Old World Leishmania species is the most common cause of CL in India?

Accepted Answer

Leishmania donovani (causing atypical cutaneous disease in the Indian subcontinent)

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Leishmania tropica

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Leishmania major

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Leishmania aethiopica

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Leishmania braziliensis

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): L. donovani Causing CL in India