TABLE 1.
Clinical characteristics of 265 patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Patients | |
| Sex (% male) | 79.5 |
| Mean age (yr) (SD) | 32.9 (13.5) |
| Median duration of the disease (mo) (range) | 1 (0.25-96) |
| Atypical clinical forms (%)a | 3 |
| Lesions | |
| Median no. (range) | 1 (1-61) |
| Median parasite density score (range)b | 4 (1-5) |
| Ulcerated lesion (%) | 92.9 |
| Nodular lesion (%) | 15.8 |
| Satellite papules (%) | 5.6 |
| Lesion location | |
| Arms (%) | 49.3 |
| Legs (%) | 45.4 |
| Trunk (%) | 18 |
| Head (%) | 18.9 |
| Treatment | |
| 1 pentamidine injection (%) | 66.3 |
| 2 pentamidine injections (%) | 30.3 |
| 3 pentamidine injections (%) | 2.2 |
| 4 pentamidine injections (%) | 0 |
| 5 pentamidine injections (%) | 1.1 |
| Additional pentavalent antimonial courses (%) | 16.3 |
| Additional fluconazole oral cures (%) | 2.2 |
a
Atypical clinical forms are disseminated cutaneous leishmaniases and chronic presentations.
b
Parasite density scores were estimated by direct microscopic examination and scored as follows. Parasite density scores were 1 (rare [≤1 parasite every 20 fields]), 2 (few [≥1 parasite every 20 fields]), 3 (quite numerous [≥1 parasite every 5 fields]), 4 (numerous [1 to 5 parasites/field]), and 5 (very numerous [>5 parasites/field]).