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espundia (mucocutaneous leishmaniasis) (ess-puun-diă) n. a disease of the skin and mucous membranes caused by the parasitic protozoan Leishmania braziliensis (see leishmaniasis), occurring in South and Central America.

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	espundia Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing espundia ( mucocutaneous leishmaniasis ) (ess- puun -diă) n. a disease of the skin and mucous membranes caused by the parasitic protozoan Leishmania braziliensis (see leishmaniasis ), occurring in South and Central America.
	leishmaniasis Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing ...Leishmania, which are transmitted by the bite of sandflies. cutaneous l. leishmaniasis that affects the tissues of the skin. See espundia , oriental sore . visceral l. leishmaniasis in which the cells of various internal organs are affected. See kala-azar .
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