Parasitic Diseases Lectures #7: Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

Dickson and Daniel discuss muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania braziliensis.

[@ECopas]

Long time fan of TWIV - fortunate to find you guys and more great education here

[@sarahmarvel4790]

Hello sir this video is really helpful thank you! I just wanna ask why is there splenomegaly here ? Is it because of the destruction of red blood cells ?

[@lydiademarek]

I didn't think he mentioned splenomegaly?

[@rustyshackleford9588]

I’ve seen a small mite or insect like thing involved…

[@Gnosis31528]

Is this contagious to other family members or coworkers?

[@elchinn87]

Very helpful.

[@TheWhiteGyrfalcon]

I wonder if this disease gets mistaken for leprosy or has links to it as both attack mucus membranes

[@lydiademarek]

And they're both painless too. They would look similar at times. From photos, it looks like leprosy can also cause lumpy type lesions, rather than always ulcers like cutaneous/MCL can

[@suciumaria1057]

Doamne! Incredibil.!

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[@ashtonlee151]

I agree...

[@djizzah]

I knew there was a reason i never wanted to go to central or south America

[@katiejo1095]

Oh, haha a spelling error!