Childhood cutaneous leishmaniasis: Experience of a Moroccan unit of dermatology

We undertook a monocentric retrospective analysis of childhood leishmaniasis in order to describe the epidemio-clinical profile, therapeutic characteristics and clinical outcomes of affected patients. The files of all children treated for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in the Dermatology Department of...

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Published in:Dermatology online journal 2008-12, Vol.14 (12), p.18-18
Main Authors: Qasmi, S, Elguelbazouri, N, Belgnaoui, F Z, Marcil, T, Bouhllab, J, Senouci, K, Aitourhoui, M, Hassam, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiprotozoal Agents - administration & dosage
Child
Dermatology
Face
Female
Hospitals, University
Humans
Injections, Intralesional
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - drug therapy
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - epidemiology
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - pathology
Male
Meglumine - administration & dosage
Morocco - epidemiology
Organometallic Compounds - administration & dosage
Retrospective Studies
Sex Distribution
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We undertook a monocentric retrospective analysis of childhood leishmaniasis in order to describe the epidemio-clinical profile, therapeutic characteristics and clinical outcomes of affected patients. The files of all children treated for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in the Dermatology Department of Ibn Sina University Hospital over an 11-year period were reviewed. A total of thirteen children were included. The mean age was 10.2 years and the sex ratio (F/M) was 5.5. All patients lived or had stayed in an endemic area. The average delay of diagnosis was 11.8 months. The most frequent clinical finding consisted of ulcers (61.5%), usually located on the face (69.2%). The clinical diagnosis was confirmed by parasitologic smear in 76.9 percent of cases. The treatment used was intralesional meglumine antimoniate in twelve cases. The outcome was favorable in all cases. Our series is characterized by a female predominance and the patients presented with a single lesion. The lesions were frequently located on the face and a favorable outcome was obtained after treatment with intralesional meglumine antimoniate.
ISSN:1087-2108
1087-2108
DOI:10.5070/D39V21H3K8