Freeman K
J R Army Med Corps. 1983 Oct;129(3):167-73. doi: 10.1136/jramc-129-03-09.
This review outlines the present knowledge of American cutaneous leishmaniasis, a disease which, owing to the increase in international travel, is being seen with increasing frequency in Europe and North America. A knowledge of this disease is of particular importance to the military medical officer as in recent years approximately one-hundred and fifty cases of leishmaniasis have been seen in British troops who have served in Belize. Leishmania braziliensis sp. have been isolated from a number of these cases. Organisms of this complex had not previously been recorded in Belize and the Army Medical Services are therefore in a unique position to study this disease, as well as having a responsibility to ensure its correct management.
本综述概述了美洲皮肤利什曼病的现有知识，由于国际旅行的增加，这种疾病在欧洲和北美越来越常见。对于军队医务人员来说，了解这种疾病尤为重要，因为近年来在曾在伯利兹服役的英国军队中已发现约150例利什曼病病例。在其中一些病例中已分离出巴西利什曼原虫。此前在伯利兹尚未记录到该复合体的生物，因此陆军医疗服务部门处于研究这种疾病的独特地位，同时也有责任确保对其进行正确管理。
