"A CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMPARISON ON THE CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN THE CITY AND VILLAGES OF ISFAHAN"

Abstract

A clinical and epidemiological comparison of the cutaneous leishmaniasis was carried out among 100 victims of cutaneous leishmaniasis who were living in the villages of Isfahan area, and 100 other patients of the lesions have been determined and analyzed. Comparison of patients of the city with that of neighboring villages shows that both type of cutaneous leishmaniasis are prevalent in Isfahan area, the “dry” or urban type in the city and the “kket” or rural type in villages of the area.

Keywords

• Epidemiological comparison