TY - JOUR
T1 - Study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the state of Campeche (Yucatan Peninsula), Mexico, over a period of two years
AU - Hernández-Rivera, Mirsha Pamela
AU - Hernández-Montes, Omar
AU - Chiñas-Pérez, Adelaido
AU - Batiza-Avelar, Juan Miguel
AU - Sánchez-Tejeda, Gustavo
AU - Wong-Ramírez, Carlos
AU - Monroy-Ostria, Amalia
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Objective: To study cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), in the Calakmul municipality of the Campeche State, during two years. Materials and methods: Individuals with skin lesions were evaluated. Aspirates taken from the lesions were cultured, PCR was performed to diagnose the Leishmania species. Results: The culture detected 42% of the samples. PCR diagnosed CL in 76% of the samples; of those 38% were from children and 62% from adults. 89% of the patients were infected with L. mexicana; 14.4% with Mexican strains of L. mexicana; 7% with L. braziliensis; 3.6% with L. mexicana and L. braziliensis. The most affected villages with CL were Dos Lagunas Sur with 12.3%, La Mancolona with 6.5% and La Guadalupe with 2.2% of prevalence, respectively. After the treatment with Glucantime, 96% of the patients were healed. Conclusion: CL is an important public health concern in Calakmul, and the parasite causing it belongs to Leishmania mexicana and Leishmania braziliensis complexes.
AB - Objective: To study cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), in the Calakmul municipality of the Campeche State, during two years. Materials and methods: Individuals with skin lesions were evaluated. Aspirates taken from the lesions were cultured, PCR was performed to diagnose the Leishmania species. Results: The culture detected 42% of the samples. PCR diagnosed CL in 76% of the samples; of those 38% were from children and 62% from adults. 89% of the patients were infected with L. mexicana; 14.4% with Mexican strains of L. mexicana; 7% with L. braziliensis; 3.6% with L. mexicana and L. braziliensis. The most affected villages with CL were Dos Lagunas Sur with 12.3%, La Mancolona with 6.5% and La Guadalupe with 2.2% of prevalence, respectively. After the treatment with Glucantime, 96% of the patients were healed. Conclusion: CL is an important public health concern in Calakmul, and the parasite causing it belongs to Leishmania mexicana and Leishmania braziliensis complexes.
KW - American cutaneous leishmaniasis
KW - Campeche
KW - Mexico
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84922164295&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.21149/spm.v57i1.7403
DO - 10.21149/spm.v57i1.7403
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0036-3634
VL - 57
SP - 58
EP - 65
JO - Salud Publica de Mexico
JF - Salud Publica de Mexico
IS - 1
ER -