Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania and transmitted by sand flies. It causes a range of diseases from slow-healing skin ulcers to fatal visceral leishmaniasis. The parasite has two forms, an extracellular promastigote found in sand flies and an intracellular amastigote found in humans. It is diagnosed by identifying the amastigote in tissue samples and treated with pentavalent antimony compounds. Prevention relies on controlling sand fly populations with insecticides and treating infected humans and reservoirs to limit transmission.
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Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania and transmitted by sand flies. It causes a range of diseases from slow-healing skin ulcers to fatal visceral leishmaniasis. The parasite has two forms, an extracellular promastigote found in sand flies and an intracellular amastigote found in humans. It is diagnosed by identifying the amastigote in tissue samples and treated with pentavalent antimony compounds. Prevention relies on controlling sand fly populations with insecticides and treating infected humans and reservoirs to limit transmission.
Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania and transmitted by sand flies. It causes a range of diseases from slow-healing skin ulcers to fatal visceral leishmaniasis. The parasite has two forms, an extracellular promastigote found in sand flies and an intracellular amastigote found in humans. It is diagnosed by identifying the amastigote in tissue samples and treated with pentavalent antimony compounds. Prevention relies on controlling sand fly populations with insecticides and treating infected humans and reservoirs to limit transmission.
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Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania and transmitted by sand flies. It causes a range of diseases from slow-healing skin ulcers to fatal visceral leishmaniasis. The parasite has two forms, an extracellular promastigote found in sand flies and an intracellular amastigote found in humans. It is diagnosed by identifying the amastigote in tissue samples and treated with pentavalent antimony compounds. Prevention relies on controlling sand fly populations with insecticides and treating infected humans and reservoirs to limit transmission.
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Leishmaniasis
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Sir William Leishman
1900 Sir William Leishman discovered L. donovani in spleen smears of a soldier who died of fever at Dum-Dum, India. The disease was known locally as Dum-Dum fever or kala-azar. Dr.T.V.Rao MD 2
Charles Donovan Charles Donovan also recognized these symptoms in other kala-azar patients and published his discovery a few weeks after Leishman. After examining the parasite using Leishman's stain, these amastigotes were known as LeishmanDr.T.V.Rao MD Donovan bodies.
Leishmaniasis is Neglected Disease
Leishmaniasis is a globally important but neglected disease, affecting approximately two million people every year. For most people, infection results in a slow-to-heal skin ulcer. In others, however, the parasite targets the liver, spleen and bone marrow, leading to over 70,000 deaths annually. Dr.T.V.Rao MD 4
Amastigotes measure 2-3 micrometers, with a large nucleus and Kinetoplast. Amastigotes mainly live within cells of the RE system, but have been found in nearly every tissue and fluid of the body.
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Life cycle The organism is transmitted by the bite of several species of bloodfeeding sand flies (Phlebotomus) which carries the Promastigote in the anterior gut and pharynx. It gains access to mononuclear phagocytes where it transform into Amastigote and divides until the infected cell ruptures. Dr.T.V.Rao MD 9
Sand fly- Vector
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Life cycle The released organisms infect other cells. The sand-fly acquires the organisms during the blood meal, the Amastigote transform into flagellate Promastigote and multiply in the gut until the anterior gut and pharynx are packed. Dogs and rodents are common reservoirs. Dr.T.V.Rao MD
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Different stages of Haemoflagellates
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1- Sand-fly bites animal and ingests blood infected with Leishmania
2- Sandfly bites human and injects Leishmania into skin
4- Cycle continues when sandfly bites another human or animal reservoir
3- Another sandfly bites human and ingests blood infected with Leishmania
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What is Kala-Azar Kala-azar means dark pigmentation which is characteristic of cases of visceral leishmaniasis. It is caused by Leishmania donovani bodies and may be present either in endemic, epidemic or sporadic forms. It is widely prevalent in India in epidemic form in states of Bihar, Assam and Bengal. Kala azar found in East and North Africa is a disease of young children and young adults, being more common in males as compared to females. Dr.T.V.Rao MD 15
Leishmania major: Zoonotic cutaneous
leishmaniasis: wet lesions with severe reaction
Clinical types of cutaneous leishmaniasis
Leishmania tropica: Anthropologic
cutaneous leishmaniasis: Dry lesions with minimal ulceration
Cutaneous & mucous leishmaniasis: L. major Gerbils, desert rodents Rapid necrosis, wet sores
L. aethiopica
Hyraxes
Solitary facial lesions with satellites
KALA AZAR Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites of to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of sand fly. This disease is also known as kala azar, black fever, sandfly disease, Dum-Dum fever. Human infection is caused by about 21 of 30 species that infect mammals. These include the L. donovani complex with three species (L. donovani, L. infantum, and L. chagasi
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
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Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis recidiva Dr.T.V.Rao MD 20
Uncommon types Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL): Caused by L. aethiopica, diffuse nodular nonulcerating lesions. Low immunity to Leishmania antigens, numerous parasites.
Leishmaniasis recidiva (lupoid leishmaniasis):
Severe immunological reaction to Leishmania antigen leading to persistent dry skin lesions, few parasites.
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Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis
Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a condition when Leishmania donovani invades skin cells, resides and develops there and manifests as dermal leisions. Some of the kala-azar cases manifests PKDL after a few years of treatment. Recently it is believed that PKDL may appear without passing through visceral stage. Dr.T.V.Rao MD
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Pathogenesis Infections range from asymptomatic to progressive, fully developed kala-azar. Incubation period is usually 2 4 months. Symptoms Begins with low-grade fever and malaise, followed by progressive wasting, anemia, and protrusion of the abdomen from enlarged liver and spleen. Fatal after 2 3 years if not treated. In acute cases with chills, fevers up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit, and vomiting; death may occur within 6 12 months. Immediate cause of death is usually an invasion of a secondary pathogen that the body is unable to Dr.T.V.Rao MD 23 combat.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis Diagnosis: Smear: Giemsa stain microscopy for LD bodies (Amastigote) Biopsy: microscopy for LD bodies or culture in NNN medium for promastigotes
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L. donovani bodies L. donovani bodies may be demonstrated in buffy coat preparations of blood and bone marrow aspirate. Aspirates taken from enlarged lymph nodes show parasites in 60 percent of cases.
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Visceral leishmaniasis Diagnosis (1) Parasitological diagnosis: Bone marrow aspirate Splenic aspirate Lymph node Tissue biopsy METHOD 1. microscopy 2. culture in NNN medium
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Bone marrow aspiration
Bone marrow amastigotes
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Diagnostic Methods in Leishmaniasis
Antibody detection. Specific sero diagnostic tests are also employed. Conventional methods include gel diffusion, complement fixation test, indirect haem agglutination test, indirect immuno-fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and counter immuno electro phoresis. Most of these tests have limited sensitivities and specifies. Dr.T.V.Rao MD 28
Culturing of the Parasite
Organisms can be cultured in NicolleNovyMacneal (NNN media) media from clinical specimens obtained from splenic or bone marrow aspirates. Dr.T.V.Rao MD 29
Immunological Diagnosis: Specific serologic tests: Direct Agglutination Test (DAT), ELISA, IFAT Skin test (leishmanin test) for survey of populations and follow-up after treatment. Non specific detection of hypergammaglobulinaem by formaldehyde (formal-gel) test or by electrophoresis. Dr.T.V.Rao MD 30
Direct agglutination test
Direct agglutination test (DAT) based on agglutination of the trypsenized whole promastigotes is useful in endemic regions. Its sensitivity ranges from 91-100% and specificity from 72 to 100%.
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ELISA ELISA is an important sero diagnostic tool for leishmaniasis. It is a highly sensitive test and its specificity depends upon the antigen used. Dr.T.V.Rao MD 32
Chromatographic strip test
A ready to use immuno chromatographic strip test based on rk 39 antigen has been developed as a rapid test for diagnosis of kala azar. An important limitation of this test is the presence of antibodies in healthy controls hailing from endemic regions. Dr.T.V.Rao MD 33
Treatment: Pentavalent antimony (Pentostam) Amphotericin B Treatment of complications: Anemia Bleeding Infections etc.
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Management of Kala-azar Patients
It includes both supportive and curative. All patients of Kala azar should preferably be hospitalized. Any infection complicating the disease be treated by use of proper antibiotics. Nutrition must be maintained. Cases with severe anemia may require blood transfusions. Pentavalent antimony compounds are the drug of choice. Sodium antimony gluconate (Pentostam) is the most commonly used drug. Dr.T.V.Rao MD 35
Kala-azar prevention: Multipronged approach is needed. Sand-flies are extremely sensitive to insecticides & vector control through insecticide spray is very important. Mosquito nets or curtains treated with insecticides will keep out the tiny sand-flies. Dr.T.V.Rao MD 36
Kala-azar prevention: In endemic areas with zoonotic transmission, infected or stray dogs should be destroyed. In areas with anthroponotic transmission, early diagnosis & treatment of human infections, to reduce the reservoir & control epidemics of VL, is extremely important. Serology is useful for screening of suspected cases in the field. No vaccine is currently available . Dr.T.V.Rao MD 37
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