Epidemiological and histological study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans in Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf governorate

Abstract

The current study, which was conducted during the period from 1 | 10 | 2020 to 30 | 12 | 2021 Examination of 318 people arriving at Al-Sadr Teaching Hospital, Al-Hakim Hospital, Al-Manathera General Hospital, Al- Haidariya General Hospital and some health centres in the governorate. A comparison has been made between the rates of cutaneous leishmaniasis infection in the centre of the governorate and some districts and the northern and southern regions affiliated to it, based on the information on the form of the people from whom the study samples were taken. The results of the current study showed that the number of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis reached 65 cases at a rate of ( 100 %) and that 253 injuries at a rate of(100%) were for other skin diseases. The highest injuries were recorded in males (46) with a rate of (70.8%) and the lowest in females with and at a rate of (29.2%). The highest injuries were in the age group (20-11) years (22) with a rate of (33.8), and the lowest injuries were in The category (70-61) years has one inhavey, at a rate of (1.5%).

The effect of diabetes on the development of skin lesions in patients in infected with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Thi-Qar province , Iraq.

“…A study of [13] recorded that the single lesions showing the highest prevalence. The study of [20] in Al-Qadisiyah province showed that most patients were infected with single lesion, while a study of [21] recorded that the single lesion had the highest prevalence 22.9%. The study of [22] in Mesan province recorded that the prevalence of single lesion was 53.91% and the prevalence of multiple lesions was 11.11%.…”