visceral leishmaniasis

Summary
Synonym
  • Infection by visceral leishmaniasis
  • Kala-Azar
Definition
A leishmaniasis that is the most severe form of the disease caused by protozoan parasites of the Leishmania genus, resulting in the infection of the internal organs such as liver, spleen and bone marrow. The symptoms include fever, weight loss, and an enlarged spleen and liver.
Super Class
bone disease leishmaniasis liver disease splenic disease
Disease Ontology
DOID:9146
Mondo Disease Ontology
MeSH
UMLS
NCI Thesaurus
Related Genes
Displaying all 7 entries
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
1437 CSF2 colony stimulating factor 2
3117 HLA-DQA1 major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ alpha 1
3560 IL2RB interleukin 2 receptor subunit beta
4049 LTA lymphotoxin alpha
4153 MBL2 mannose binding lectin 2
6556 SLC11A1 solute carrier family 11 member 1
7124 TNF tumor necrosis factor

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