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Yesterday And Today Of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis In Turkey
Soner UZUN*, Murat DURDU**, Hamdi R.MEMİŞOĞLU***
* Doç.Dr., Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dermatoloji AD, Çukurova Üniversitesi Tropikal Hastalıklar Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi, ** Dr., Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dermatoloji AD, Çukurova Üniversitesi Tropikal Hastalıklar Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi,*** Prof.Dr., Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dermatoloji AD, Çukurova Üniversitesi Tropikal Hastalıklar Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi, ADANA
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis which is formed by parasites belonging to Leishmania genus and is infected with vector phlebotomus can be seen in many regions of the world and has been known in Mediterrenean Region and Middle East for centuries. Ebu Bekir Muhammed bin Zekeriya al-Razi's book with the date of 1050 contains the first written knowledge about this disease. But, the first scientific knowledge about Cutaneous Leishmaniasis' Epidemiology was seen after the eighteenth century. Many Turkish researchers like Celal Muhtar, Hulusi Behçet and some foreign scientists investigated some subjects about this disease. This disease's incidence has been decreased since 1950. But, we have seen it as a serious problem of the public health since 1980. In this paper, the historical development of this disease is pointed out and its condition of today is stressed.Keywords: Cutaneous leishmaniasis, Medical history, EpidemyTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics-Hukuku-Tarihi 2002, 10:133-138
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