Manipulación de lesiones en pacientes con leishmaniasis cutánea

Serie de casos en un hospital peruano

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ID15534795
AuthorsJuan Pineda-Reyes (0000-0002-3764-5393, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, corresponding author), Ricardo Marín (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), Andrea Tinageros-Zevallos (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), Ana Pilar Ramos (0000-0003-0191-7024, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), Fiorela Alvarez (0000-0002-3577-6613, Instituto de Medicina Tropical), Alejandro Llanos‐cuenta (0000-0002-7567-5534, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas
Year2020
Volume37
Issue2
Pages265-9
Publication date2020-06-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642
PublisherNational Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE)
DOI10.17843/rpmesp.2020.372.4799
PMID32876215
OpenAlexW3038279442
LanguageES
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In cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic areas it is a common practice for patients to manipulate their lesions with traditional treatments as a first therapeutic option. A case series study was conducted in order to describe the frequency and the variations of the patient manipulation of cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions at the Cayetano Heredia Hospital. The study included 124 patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis. From the patient population it was found that 54% (67/124) manipulated their lesions. Of this, 92.5% (62/67) did so with chemicals, and 43.3% (29/67) with plants. The most frequent local changes reported by patients were increased lesion size in 35.8% (24/67) and increased inflammation in 28.4% (19/67). Manipulation by patients decreased the positivity of the parasitological diagnosis in those patients with ulcerative lesions

Gynecology · Humanities · Medicine · Research on Leishmaniasis Studies

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