CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN NIGER

被引:6
作者
DEVELOUX, M
BLANC, L
GARBA, S
MAMOUDOU, HD
WARTER, A
RAVISSE, P
机构
[1] FAC SCI SANTE NIAMEY,ANATOMOPATHOL,NIAMEY,NIGER
[2] INST MARCHOUX,BAMAKO,MALI
[3] DIRECT HYG & MED MOBILE,NIAMEY,NIGER
[4] INST PASTEUR,HISTOPATHOL SERV,F-75724 PARIS 15,FRANCE
关键词
D O I
10.4269/ajtmh.1990.43.29
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
This is the firt report of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Niger subsequent to the initial finding in 1911 and the report of a second case in 1943. The clinical, histopathological, and epidemiological features of 64 parasitologically confirmed cases are described. Lesions were mostly multiple, situated on exposed areas of skin, but rarely on the face. Two clinical forms were predominant: ulcero-crusted and humid-ulcerous. Nodular lymphangitis was not uncommon. Patients were mostly from rural areas, but urban transmission did occur. The majority of lesions appeared during the June-October rainy season. All features appeared to be similar to those of this disease in other countries in the sahelian endemic zone.
引用
收藏
页码:29 / 30
页数:2
相关论文
共 11 条
  • [1] DEDET JP, 1982, B SOC PATHOL EXOT, V75, P599
  • [2] DEDET JP, 1979, B SOC PATHOL EXOT, V72, P245
  • [3] DEDET JP, 1982, B SOC PATHOL EXOT, V75, P588
  • [4] DESJEUX P, 1981, B SOC PATHOL EXOT, V74, P414
  • [5] THE ISOLATION OF LEISHMANIA-MAJOR ZYMODEME LON1 FROM MAN IN NIGER
    DEVELOUX, M
    MONJOUR, L
    VOULDOUKIS, I
    EVANS, DA
    [J]. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 1988, 82 (03) : 420 - 420
  • [6] GARIN JP, 1985, ANN PARASIT HUMANINE, V80, P93
  • [7] LEBLANCQ SM, T R SOC TROP MED HYG, V80, P99
  • [8] LEISHMANIASIS IN BURKINA-FASO
    MONJOUR, L
    DELORENZI, G
    VOLTA, C
    VOULDOUKIS, I
    FROMMEL, D
    [J]. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 1987, 81 (05) : 746 - 746
  • [9] Parrot L., 1943, ARCH INST PASTEUR ALGERIE, V21, P268
  • [10] RANQUE P, 1974, B SOC PATHOL EXOT, V67, P165