ABSTRACT
It is a retrospective study in the Service of Dermatology at the University Hospital Center Yalgado Ouédraogo of Ouagadougou (C.H.U.-YO). This study aimed to list the leishmaniasis clinical cases reported in the registers of this department from January 1999 to December 2007. In total, 251 leishmaniasis clinical cases have been reported. The hospital prevalence was 1,1%. Women represented 53% versus 47% men. The average age of patients was 22,78 ans +/- 121. The most frequent clinical forms were those often crusted (40.2%), papulo ulcerative (16.7%) and papulonodular (13.9%). Lesions most often sat on the lower limbs (33%) and thoracic limbs (45%). On the therapeutic level, the first line treatment meglumine antimonite (Glucantime) accounted for only 25.9% of prescriptions.
Subject(s)
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Burkina Faso/epidemiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Dermatology , Female , Hospital Departments/statistics & numerical data , Hospitals, University/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Infant , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/diagnosis , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/epidemiology , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/therapy , Male , Middle Aged , Young AdultABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to describe trends in the annual incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ouagadougou, Burkina from 1999 to 2005. Data recorded at city health care centers were reviewed. A total of 7,444 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis were observed, with an annual mean incidence of 1,063.3 +/- 270.8 cases. The M/F sex ratio was 0.9. Mean patient age was 22.8 +/- 13.5 years. Patients older than 15 years accounted for 72.5% of the population. The predominant age bracket was 16-30 years (51.80%).A decrease in incidence was observed from March to June and in December. Peak incidence occurred in September and October. Over the 7-year study period, the average incidence rate was 0.1% +/- 0.04. Since this rate does not reflect the real prevalence of the disease, a prospective study is needed.