Table 1. Three Leishmania species are detected in lesions sampled from patients displaying nasal and oro-mucosal lesions.

Patient No.	Age (year)	Sex	Duration of disease (year)	Location	Species	Skin lesion
1*	24	M	1.2	Epiglottis, arytenoids,	L. infantum	Absent
				laryngeal mucosa
2*	32	M	1.9	Hard and soft palates,	L. major	Present
3	45	M	0.3	Upper lip, gingiva	L. tropica	Absent
4–6+ (9)	43	M (2), F (1)	0.4–10	Nasal	L. major	Present
7*	26	M	7	Palate	L. major	Absent**
8	10	F	0.1	Lower lip	L. tropica	Absent
9	27	M	0.4	Palate	L. major	Present
10*	34	M	1.5	Laryngeal	L. infantum	Absent
11	29	F	0.15	Hard and soft palates	L. major	Present

*Clinically malignant.

**He had a history of cutaneous lesion three years ago.

⁺Two of them diagnosed using exfoliative cytology.

M: male, F: female, ML: mucosal leishmaniasis.