Cutaneous leishmaniasis
（重定向自Lahore sore）
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![Skin lesions from cutaneous leishmaniasis may closely resemble those seen in leprosy](/Images/godic/202501/23/Cut_leishmaniasis1645.jpg")
![Cutaneous leishmaniasis in a man from French Guiana](/Images/godic/202501/23/Leishmaniose_cutanée_-_Guyane_fr1645.JPG")
![A dog in Nicaragua with cutaneous leishmaniasis affecting the ear](/Images/godic/202501/23/Dog_with_chiclero_ulcer1646.JPG")
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (also known as oriental sore, tropical sore, chiclero ulcer, or chiclero's ulcer) is the most common form of leishmaniasis affecting humans. It is a skin infection caused by a single-celled parasite that is transmitted by the bite of a phlebotomine sandfly. There are about twenty species of Leishmania that may cause cutaneous leishmaniasis.