Table 1 Clinical characteristics of confirmed CL lesions (n = 52) among 143 suspected lesions by CL types, appearance, and lesion duration
| Clinical characteristics | Total no. of lesion | Positive parasitological methods |
Confirmed CL lesions, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCM, n (%) | TCM, n (%) | Microscopy, n (%) | |||
| CL types | |||||
| LCL | 95 (66.4) | 36 (69.2) | 26 (50) | 29 (55.7) | 40 (76.9)** |
| MCL | 37 (25.9) | 3 (5.8) | 3 (5.8) | 1 (1.9) | 3 (5.8) |
| DCL | 11 (7.7) | 9 (17.3) | 7 (13.5) | 7 (13.5) | 9 (17.3) |
| Total | 143 (100) | 48 (92.3) | 36 (69.2) | 37 (71.1) | 52 (100) |
| CL appearance | |||||
| Ulcerative | 76 (53.1) | 17 (32.7) | 13 (25) | 12 (23.1) | 20 (38.5) |
| Non ulcerative | 67 (46.9) | 31 (59.6) | 23 (44.2) | 23 (44.2) | 32 (61.5)* |
| Total | 143 (100) | 48 (92.3) | 36 (69.2) | 35 (67) | 52 (100) |
| Lesion duration | |||||
| < 12 months | 108 (75.5) | 38 (73.1) | 28 (53.8) | 25 (48.1) | 28 (53.8) |
| > 12 months | 35 (24.5) | 12 (23.1) | 9 (17.3) | 11 (21.1) | 24 (46.2) |
| Total | 143 (100) | 50 (96.2) | 37 (71.1) | 36 (69.2) | 52 (100) |