| [cutaneous leishmaniasis following military deployment to iraq]. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is a parasitic disease of the tropics and subtropics, transmitted by bites of infected female phlebotonine sandflies. although cl lesions are normally self-healing they may be disfiguring or potentially disabling, and in field conditions may become secondarily infected; clinical intervention is appropriate in these circumstances. we describe two soldiers normally stationed in british forces germany who following deployment to iraq presented with leishmania tropica in ... | 2006 | 16775945 |