Table 2.

Positivity in confirmatory exams^a of 445 patients with localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (INI/Fiocruz 2002–2013)

Number of positive tests	Treatment/No treatment
	NESH		ESH		p-value
	n	%	n	%
1–2	35	41.2	13b	100	0.030
3–4	50	58.8	0	0

NESH -Group of treated patients

ESH -Group of patients with early spontaneous healing

Bold -significant p-value

^aImprint; culture; PCR; amastigote in histopathology and/or in anti-Leishmania immunohistochemistry

^bAll 13 ESH patients were positive in a single confirmatory test