Because CL can mimic many other skin diseases, early diagnosis and early treatment are very important to prevent complications and spread of the disease. The fastest and easiest diagnostic method is the leishmanial smear. The most common treatment is the use of local or systemic pentavalent antimony compounds.
Leishmaniasis, leishmania türlerinin neden olduğu ve enfekte dişi tatarcıkların ısırmasıyla insanlara bulaşan bir dizi hastalığı tanımlamaktadır. Hastalığın kutanöz, mukokutanöz ve visseral olmak üzere üç ana formu bulunmaktadır. Dünya Sağlık Örgütü verilerine göre, tüm dünyada toplam 98 ülkede yaklaşık 12 milyon insan leishmaniasise yakalanmış durumda olup, 350 milyon kişinin ise risk altında yaşadığı bildirilmektedir. Her yıl bu rakamlara 2 milyon yeni olgunun katıldığı, bu olguların yaklaşık dörtte üçünün kutanöz leishmaniasis (KL) olduğu tahmin edilmektedir. Bilimsel ve medikal topluluklar tarafından 20. yüzyılda ve 21. yüzyılın başlarında leishmaniasis hakkında çok şey öğrenilmesine rağmen hastalığın kontrolü ve idaresi hala zordur. Bu makalede hastalığın en yaygın formu olan KL'nin, özellikle epidemiyolojisi ve tedavisine odaklanılmaktadır. Anahtar kelimeler: Leishmaniasis, kutanöz, epidemiyoloji, etiyopatogenez, tedavi, korunma
Mehmet Harman
Kutanöz Leishmaniasis
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Öz AbstractLeishmaniasis is used to describe a spectrum of diseases caused by the parasitic protozoa leishmania spp. and transmitted by infected female sandflies. There are three main forms of the disease; cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral. According to the World Health Organization, almost 12 million people from 98 countries worldwide are currently infected with leishmaniasis, while 350 million people are at risk. It was reported that 2 million new cases are diagnosed every year, with three-fourth are cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases. The scientific and medical communities have learnt a lot about CL during the 20 th and early 21 st centuries. However, the management and control of the disease remains a difficult task. This article was focused on the most common form of the disease, cutaneous leishmaniasis, and especially its epidemiological aspects and treatment.
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