Fifteen years of cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Bolivia: a retrospective study

C David; L Dimier-David; F Vargas; M Torrez; J P Dedet

doi:10.1016/0035-9203(93)90398-a

Fifteen years of cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Bolivia: a retrospective study

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1993 Jan-Feb;87(1):7-9. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(93)90398-a.

Authors

C David¹, L Dimier-David, F Vargas, M Torrez, J P Dedet

Affiliation

¹ Institute Boliviano de Biologia de Altura, La Paz.

PMID: 8465401
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(93)90398-a

Abstract

This paper present the results of a retrospective study of cases of cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Bolivia between 1975 and 1991. The total number of cases reported was 4058, 739 of which were mucous. Three different areas of endemic leishmaniasis are defined in Bolivia.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Bolivia / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / epidemiology*
Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / epidemiology*
Male
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies