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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of confirmed CL lesions (n = 52) among 143 suspected lesions by CL types, appearance, and lesion duration

From: Evaluation of microcapillary culture method for the isolation of Leishmania aethiopica parasites from patients with cutaneous lesions in Ethiopia

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)

  1. **P < 0.001 and *P < 0.01. DCL, diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis; MCL, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis; LCL, localized cutaneous leishmaniasis