Table 3.

Categorization of cases according to Ridley's parasitic index.

Score	Parasitic load	No of cases (%)
6	More than, 100,000 parasites per standard section	1 (2)
5	10,100–100,000 parasites per standard section	0 (0)
4	1001–10,000 parasites per standard section	9 (18)
3	101–1000 amastigotes per standard section	10 (20)
2	11–100 amastigotes per standard section	17 (34)
1	1–10 amastigotes per standard section	7 (14)
0	No amastigotes	6 (12)
	Total	50 (100)