Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Leishmaniasis

Target Audience: Internists, pediatricians, family practitioners, primary care physicians, dermatologists, and infectious disease and tropical medicine clinicians practicing in the U.S. and Canada

Target Population: Any patients with a history of exposure in leishmaniasis-endemic regions and skin lesions or systemic findings that suggest or have been diagnosed as cutaneous, mucocutaneous, or visceral leishmaniasis

Background and Objective

These guidelines describe the diagnosis and management of patients with suspected leishmaniasis. Guideline development included systematic grading of quality of evidence and strength of the re…