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Evaluation of Patients with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Who Admitted to Dermatology Clinic in Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University Medical Faculty.

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    • Alternate Title:
      Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Dermatoloji Kliniğine Kutanöz Leishmaniasis Tanısı ile Kabul Edilen Hastaların Değerlendirilmesi. (Turkish)
    • الموضوع:
      TURKEY
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Objective: Leishmaniasis is a group of diseases, in different clinical forms, caused by the intracellular protozoan parasites, Leishmania species. The disease is transmitted by a female sand fly infected with the parasite sucking blood from people. Leishmania species causes three main clinical forms: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral disease. The clinical forms may vary by species and/or region of acquisition. Two forms are observed in Turkey; visceral leishmaniasis and cutaneous leishmaniasis. The aim of this study is to examine the status of Cutaneous Leismaniasis(CL) in the Kahramanmaras province and contribute to the prevention of the disease in this region. Methods: 20 CL cases were reported officially in 2009. CL was diagnosed by skin biopsy or smear. Intralesional meglumine antimoniate was applied for patients treatment. Results: Out of 20 cases, 12 and 8 were female and male. According to smear and biopsy, was found positive in 13 cases, and negative in 7 cases and the results of biyopsy was assessment as CL. Conclusion: By defining the status of CL in the region, the study can be considered to contribute to the planning of methods of intervention, public health education and personal preventative precautions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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      Amaç: Leişmanyazis hücre içi protozoan parazitlerden kaynaklanan, farklı klinik formlardaki bir hastalık grubudur. Leişmanya türleri kutanöz, mukokutanöz ve visseral formlar olmak üzere 3 esas klinik forma yol açarlar. Türkiye'de visseral ve kutanöz leişmanya formları gözlenir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Kliniğimize müracaat eden Kutanöz leişmanya (KL) vakalarını incelemek ve bu bölgede hastalığın önlenmesine katkı sağlamaktır. Yöntem: Çalışmada 2009 yılında Kliniğimize müracaat eden 20 Kutanöz leişmanya vakası incelendi. KL tanısı deri biyopsisi veya smear ile konuldu. Hastaların tedavilerinde intralezyonel meglumin antimonat uygulandı. Bulgular: 20 vakanın 12' si bayan 8'i erkek ortalama yaşları 20±15.43 yıl idi. Sürüntü ve biyopsi sonuçlarına göre 13 vakada KL pozitif bulundu. Sonuç: Bu çalışma bölgedeki KL durumunu tanımlayarak; müdahale yöntemlerini, halk sağlığı eğitimin ve kişisel koruyucu önlemlerin planlanmasına katkıda bulunabileceği düşünülmektedir. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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