Leishmaniasis tegumentaria americana. Aspectos clínicos y diagnósticos

  • Humberto Méndez Romero Universidad del Zulia-Venezuela
  • Susana Tarazón de Soto Universidad del Zulia

Abstract

Los autores estudian los aspectos clínicos y diagnóstico de 167 pacientes remitidos a la consulta de la Cátedra de Parasitología de la Facultad de Medicina de La Universidad del Zulia, obteniendo los siguientes resultados: Se realizó el diagnóstico de Leishmaniasis Tegumentaria Americana en 77 pacientes (46,10%); en 74 de ellos (96,10%) se demostró la presencia de formas amastigotas de Laishmania Brasiliensis en frotis del material tomado de los bordes de la lesión y coloreado con Giemsa. Los pacientes diagnosticados fueron en su mayoría del sexo masculino (84,41 %); y sus edades comprendidas entre 11 y 50 años (77,93%). La procedencia más frecuente corresponde a los Distritos Perijá (27,27%) y Mara (22,07%) del Estado Zulia. Las lesiones observadas fueron cutáneas (85,71%), únicas (76,62%), con evolución menor de un año (80,52%) y localizadas en zonas de piel descubierta: miembros inferiores (35,36%), cabeza (23,17%) y miembros superiores (21,95%).

Published
1982-09-21
How to Cite
1.
Méndez Romero H, Tarazón de Soto S. Leishmaniasis tegumentaria americana. Aspectos clínicos y diagnósticos. Kasmera [Internet]. 1982Sep.21 [cited 2024Dec.28];10(1-4):35-6. Available from: https://mail.produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/4454
Issue
Vol. 10 No. 1-4 (1982)
Section
Narrative Review

Copyright (c) 2012 Humberto Méndez Romero, Susana Tarazón de Soto

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