Early Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.

Early Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. Committee For Scientific Communication In Dermatology. Made By Audio Productions. 7 Min., Sd., Color, 16 Mm. (Dermatology) Eastman Color. Co-Authors: Marion B. Sulzberger & Roberta Z. Sulzberger. © Committee For Scientific Communication In Dermatology; 15dec62; Mp12846. , Drs Felix Sagher, Zvi Evan-Paz and Arie Dostrovsky describe case histories and treatments of the early form of cutaneous leishmaniasis, which usually heals within a year and confers an immunity. They explain that the disease is found mostly in the near east and surrounding areas, and is caused by a Parasite, called leishmania tropica, which enters the skin through the bite of an infected sand fly, the phlebotomus. Filmed at the Hadassah Hebrew University, Medical Center in Jerusalem. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.