SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AMERICAN CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN A SOUTHERN BRAZILIAN MUNICIPALITY

We reviewed the records of 151 patients diagnosed with American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) from 1993 to 2009 in the municipality of Japura, Paraná, Brazil. Gender, age, occupation, place of residence, location of lesions, type and number of lesions were analyzed. The prevalence rate of ACL was 11...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2012-08, Vol.54 (4), p.215-218
Main Authors: CELLA, Wilsandrei, DE MELO, Simone Cristina Castanho Sabaini, DELL AGNOLO, Cátia Millene, PELLOSO, Sandra Marisa, SILVEIRA, Thais Gomes Verzignassi, DE BARROS CARVALHO, Maria Dalva
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis
Epidemiology
Female
General aspects
Human protozoal diseases
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - epidemiology
Leshmaniasis
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mucocutaneous
Parasitic diseases
Prevalence
Protozoal diseases
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Young Adult
Zoonoses
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Summary:We reviewed the records of 151 patients diagnosed with American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) from 1993 to 2009 in the municipality of Japura, Paraná, Brazil. Gender, age, occupation, place of residence, location of lesions, type and number of lesions were analyzed. The prevalence rate of ACL was 11.5/10,000 hab, of which 84.7% were male, 58.3% lived in rural area and 49.0% were farmers. The most frequent age group was between 30 to 39 years (26.6%). Skin lesions occurred in 92.7% of the patients with predominance in the lower limbs (23.9%) and 49.1% of the records did not include the number of lesions location due to incomplete filling. A single ulceration was present in 44.4%. Japurá is an endemic area for ACL, requiring public actions and preventive education.
ISSN:0036-4665
1678-9946
1678-9946
0036-4665
DOI:10.1590/S0036-46652012000400006