NCIt related terms : Leishmania viannia; Leishmania brasiliensis;
NCIt definition : A species of parasitic trypanosomatid protozoa in the family Trypanosomatidae. L.
braziliensis is a New World pathogen. As well as causing localized cutaneous lesions
in affected people, this species can also result in a destructive, progressive infection
of mucosal tissue.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any unicellular, eukaryotic organism that can be assigned to the species Leishmania
braziliensis.;