Table 1.
The studies selected for review and their basic characteristics
Study | Country of origin | Number of cases | Type of study |
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Azavedo et al. [2] | Brazil | 27 | Cross sectional |
Costa et al. [7] | Brazil | 10 | Case series |
Maia et al. [12] | Brazil | 2 | Case series |
Mayor et al. [11] | Paraguay | 8 | Cross sectional |
Nasim et al. [6] | Pakistan | 102 | Cross sectional |
Park et al. [3] | South Korea | 1 | Case report |
Prasad et al. [4] | India | 8 | Case series |
Raynaud et al. [13] | Singapore | 6 | Case series |
Tan et al. [5] | Singapore | 1 | Case report |
Tangnararatchak [14] | Thailand | 1 | Case report |
Weerakkody | Sri Lanka | 2 | Unpublished data |