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Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka

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Leishmaniasis was first reported in Sri Lanka in 1904. For decades it was considered an exotic disease. This changed in 1992 with the detection of locally acquired cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis. In 2003, causative organism was identified: Leishmania donovani zymodeme MON-37. Now it is endemic in North Central and Southern provinces with an approximate annual incidence of 2000 cases. In this chapter we illustrate leishmaniasis we see in Sri Lanka, therapeutic responses, and complications during therapy. We also illustrate clinical trends in Sri Lanka and laboratory diagnosis.

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  1. General Hospital Kalutara, Kalutara, Sri Lanka

    Ranthilaka R. Ranawaka

  2. Department of Parasitology, Parasitic Disease Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Yamuna Siriwardana

  3. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

    Shalindra Ranasinghe

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  2. Consultant Dermatologist, Base Hospital Balapitiya, Balapitiya, Sri Lanka

    Ajith P. Kannangara

  3. Consultant Venereologist, Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

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Ranawaka, R.R., Siriwardana, Y., Ranasinghe, S. (2021). Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka. In: Ranawaka, R.R., Kannangara, A.P., Karawita, A. (eds) Atlas of Dermatoses in Pigmented Skin. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5483-4_21

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