Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of tegumentary leishmaniasis patients.
| Variable | TL form a | pb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL (n = 17) | ML (n = 16) | DL (n = 16) | SC (n = 31) | ||
| Age, years c | 32 (12.4) | 45 (18) | 39 (15)e | 26 (13.9) | 0.02 (CL vs. ML); 0.0002 (ML vs. SC); 0.006 (DL vs. SC) |
| Number of males (%) | 12 (70.6) | 7 (43.8) | 15 (93.8) | 16 (51.6) | - |
| Number of lesions d | 1 (1) | - | 20 (13-35) e | - | - |
| LST area (mm2) a,d | 204 (170.3−261.4) | 266 (147.5−319)f | 113 (4.8−175.8) | 104 (44.0−240.2) | <0.0001 (CL vs. DL); 0.0067 (ML vs.DL); 0.0380 (CL vs. SC); 0.0299 (ML vs. SC) |
| Healing time (days) c | 45.1 (18.6) | 59.6 (17.7) | 137.8 (61.9) e | - | 0.0294 (CL vs. ML); 0.0001 (CL vs. DL); 0.0001 (ML vs. DL) |
a
Abbreviations: LST, leishmanin (Montenegro) skin test; CL, cutaneous leishmaniasis; ML, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis; DL, disseminated leishmaniasis; SC, subclinical leishmaniasis.
b
The Student's t-test or Mann Whitney test were used to compare continuous variables and the Fisher's exact test to compare proportions.
c
Mean (SD)
d
Median (interquartile range, IQR)
e
Data missing from one subject.
f
Data missing from three subjects.