Table 1. Epidemiological characteristics of individuals involved in the study.

Group	Age [median (extremes)]	Male [n (%)]	Female [n (%)]
CL	29.6 (8–72)	30 (61.2)	19 (38.8)
ML	37.8 (12–75)	35 (66)	18 (34.0)
Endemic controls	35.5 (15–65)	20 (51)	19 (49.0)
Non-endemic ctls	33.6 (20–58)	28 (57)	21 (43.0)
Chagas' disease	39.9 (22–56)	16 (53.3)	14 (46.7)
LES	34.5 (22–66)	0	10 (100)
Leprosy	37.7 (15–75)	13 (43.4)	17(15–75)
Tuberculosis	39.5 (18–85)	14 (63.6)	8 (36.4)

CL = Cutaneous Leishmaniasis; ML = Mucosal Leishmaniasis; Non-endemic ctls = Non-endemic controls; LES = Lupus Erythematosus Systemic.