Study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the State of Campeche (Yucatan Peninsula), Mexico, over a period of two years

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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Hernández-Rivera,Mirsha Pamela, Hernández-Montes,Omar, Chiñas-Pérez,Adelaido, Batiza-Avelar,Juan Miguel, Sánchez-Tejeda,Gustavo, Wong-Ramírez,Carlos, Monroy-Ostria,Amalia
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2015
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342015000100009
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