TABLE 1.
Characteristic | Value for group |
P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Asymptomatic (n = 5) | Chronic (n = 8) | ||
Mean age (yr) (range) | 49 (27–64) | 36 (21–66) | 0.29 |
% male patients | 100 | 100 | |
% of patients of ethnic group | |||
Afro-Colombian | 100 | 50 | |
Mestizo | 37.5 | ||
Indigenous | 12.5 | ||
Mean Montenegro skin test reaction zone (mm) (range) | 14 (13–16) | 13 (9.7–19) | 0.56 |
Median no. of lesions per subject (range) | 1 (1–8) | ||
Median duration of older lesion (mo) (range) | 19 (6–240) | ||
% of patients with lesion type | |||
Ulcer | 50 | ||
Plaque | 50 | ||
% of patients with Leishmania isolated | |||
L. panamensis | 37.5 | ||
L. braziliensis | 12.5 | ||
Not determineda | 100 | 50 |
Not determined because no strain was isolated.