Table 1: Relationship between clinical form of the leishmaniasis and the first
leishmanin test:
Type of the lesion |
Total number of lesions: |
Positive Lesihamnin test No (%) |
Negative Leishmanin test No (%) |
Papule |
43 |
37 (86%) |
6 (14%) |
Nodule |
30 |
26 (86.6%) |
4 (13.4%) |
Plaque |
25 |
22 (88%) |
3 (12%) |
Ulcerative |
20 |
18 (90%) |
2 (10%) |
Nodulo Ulcerative |
80 |
76 (95%) |
4 (5%) |
Total Lesions |
198 |
179 (90.4%) |
19 (9.6%) |
P Value= 0.27