Volume 13, Number 7—July 2007
Dispatch
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka
Sujeevi S.K. Nawaratna*
, Danister J. Weilgama*, Chandana J. Wijekoon†, Manel Dissanayake‡, and Kosala Rajapaksha§
, Danister J. Weilgama*, Chandana J. Wijekoon†, Manel Dissanayake‡, and Kosala Rajapaksha§
Table 1
Distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions on infected patients, Sri Lanka, June 2001–June 2005
| Location | No. patients* | % |
|---|---|---|
| Face | 47 | 54.7 |
| Scalp | 1 | 1.2 |
| Ear | 5 | 5.8 |
| Neck | 3 | 3.5 |
| Trunk | 7 | 8.1 |
| Upper limb | ||
| Upper arm | 4 | 4.7 |
| Elbow | 1 | 1.2 |
| Forearm | 22 | 25.6 |
| Hand | 2 | 2.3 |
| Lower limb | ||
| Above knee | 0 | 0 |
| Below knee | 7 | 8.1 |
| Foot | 1 | 1.2 |
*Some had multiple lesions at different sites.
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