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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pharmacotherapy Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
ISSN: 1596-5996 EISSN: 1596-5996
Vol. 15, No. 12, 2016, pp. 2709-2712
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Bioline Code: pr16356
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 15, No. 12, 2016, pp. 2709-2712
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Epidemiological studies on cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ad-Dawadimi District, Saudi Arabia
Alanazi, Abdullah D; Alyousif, Mohamed S; Saifi, Muheet A & Alanazi, Ibrahim O
Abstract
Purpose: To assess the prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Ad-Dawadimi region of Saudi
Arabia.
Methods: Data from the patients included in this retrospective study were collected from the
Leishmaniasis Control Center of Ad-Dawadimi District of Saudi Arabia. A total of 370 patients with CL
were recorded from January 2009 to December 2013. The data focused on details of sociodemographics,
i.e., age, gender, date of diagnosis, residence and close family members with CL.
Results: Out of 370 patients with verified lesions, 280 (75.6 %) were males with a mean age of 18.26 ±
13.41 years, while 90 (24.3 %) were females with a mean age of 19.25 ± 16.10 years. The highest
proportion (18.3 %) occurred in the 15 - 20 years age group. Annual distribution of CL showed that the
highest rate was in 2010 with 168 cases while the lowest rate was in 2012 with 42 cases. There were no
significant differences in the mean ages of the CL cases with respect to gender.
Conclusion: Most of the reported cases had with single facial lesions. Although all age groups are
affected by CL, a majority of the cases are aged 15 to 30 years.
Keywords
Cutaneous leishmania; Epidemiology; Facial lesion; Age-related
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