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. 2017 Mar 29;12(3):e0174497. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174497

Table 1. Demographics and clinical characteristics of PKDL patients (N = 50).

Variables Group A (N = 25) Group B (N = 25) p value
Age in years
Mean(±SD) 19.8(5.9) 22.25(9.5) 0.28
Sex
Male 11(44%) 13(52%) 0.38
Female 14(56%) 12(48%)
Past history of VL
Yes 21(84%) 19(76%) 0.36
No 4(16%) 6(24%)
Past history of VL
Yes 13(52%) 8(32%) 0.12
No 12(48%) 17(68%)
Previous treatment for VL
SAG 13(62%) 17(89.5%) 0.19
Miltefosine 6(29%) 1(5.2%) 0.04
Paromomycin 0 1(5.2%) -
Ambisome 1(4.7%) 0 -
Amphotericin B 1(4.7%) 0 -
Type of Lesion
Macular 10(40%) 9(36%) 0.5
Papular 2(8%) 4(16%) 0.33
Maculopapular 8(32%) 10(40%) 0.38
Nodular 5(20%) 2(8%) 0.2

VL: Visceral leishmaniasis, SAG: Sodium antimony gluconate.