2024, Vol. 5, Issue 1, Part A
A diagnostic study of the cutaneous Leishmania parasite in Salah al-Din governorate
Author(s): Rania Ghasan ABD, Dunia Abed Hussein Al-Tikrity and Saba AbdulKareem Mustafa
Abstract: The research included the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Salah al-Din Governorate, where the samples included patients visiting Tikrit Teaching Hospital for the period from the beginning of March 2023 until the end of October 2023. The number of patients was 200 patients. The infection was diagnosed by the specialist doctor first, then laboratory diagnosis. (Cl) is one of the problems facing patients because it causes deformities at the site of infection The results of the study showed an increase in the number of infected males, 72.5%, over females, 27.5%, with a large difference. The number of infected patients from rural areas, 70%, was higher than from urban areas, which reached 30%. As for the number of ulcers in the body, the incidence of one ulcer in males was more than in Females accounted for 73.6%, followed by two ulcers. In the case of three ulcers, it amounted to 60%. As for four or more ulcers, one infection was similar in males and females. The ulcers were distributed in the facial areas at a rate of 59.5%, then the lower extremities at 29.5% the upper extremities at 10.5%, and the least in the trunk area, where only one infection was recorded at a rate of 0.5%. The study showed that the highest infection rate was 76% of patients with wet ulcers, while the incidence of ulcers was recorded. Dry by less than 24%.
DOI: 10.33545/27080013.2024.v5.i1a.126
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Rania Ghasan ABD, Dunia Abed Hussein Al-Tikrity, Saba AbdulKareem Mustafa. A diagnostic study of the cutaneous Leishmania parasite in Salah al-Din governorate. Acta Entomol Zool 2024;5(1):54-57. DOI: 10.33545/27080013.2024.v5.i1a.126
