Table 4. The Severity of cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in opium addicted and non –addicted cohorts in terms of the number, duration and size of the lesions.
| Characteristics | Opium addictedNo (% ) | Opium non –addictedNo (% ) | |
| No of lesions * | 1 | 22(57.9) | 63(73.3) |
| 2 | 8(21.0) | 13(15.1) | |
| ≥3 | 8(21.1) | 10(11.6) | |
| Duration of lesions * (month) | <3 | 13(34.2) | 45(52.3) |
| 3–6 | 11(28.9) | 24(27.9) | |
| 7–9 | 9(23.7) | 13(15.1) | |
| >9 | 5(13.2) | 4(4.7) | |
| Size of lesions * (cm) | <1 | 10(26.3) | 33(38.4) |
| 1–3 | 12(31.6) | 39(45.3) | |
| 4–5 | 9(23.7) | 11(12.8) | |
| >5 | 7(18.4) | 3(3.5) | |
*There was a significant difference between opium addicted and opium non –addicted cohorts (P<0.001).