Evaluation of some epidemiological factors in patients with leishmaniasis referred to the Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy
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Leishmaniasis is a neglected disease caused by different Leishmania species and transmitted by various sand flies. Iran is endemic to both visceral and cutaneous form of the diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological factors of leishmaniasis in patients referred to the Center for Research and Training Skin Disease and Leprosy from 1399-1400. The present study is a cross-sectional study in which every patient with suspected cutaneous leishmaniasis lesion(s) referred to the center during 1399-1400 were included. The results showed a higher number of patients with leishmaniasis are in the age group of 10 to 19 years. Among the mentioned jobs, a higher percentage was assigned to housewives in the affected women and workers in the affected men. According to the results, autumn is the most common season for cutaneous leishmaniasis. The average time from beginning to the diagnosis of leishmaniasis was 1.5-3 months and most patients showed a history of traveling to rural areas. The number of wet type lesions were higher than dry type and most of the lesions were in the hands. Most cases were reported from Isfahan province.

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Persian
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Journal of Dermatology and Cosmetics, Volume:12 Issue: 4, 2022
Pages:
273 to 275
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