TY - JOUR AU - Khan, Muhammad Ismail AU - Muhammad, Mumtaz AU - Khan, Waliullah AU - Khan, Nadir AU - Noor, Sahibzada Mehmood PY - 2011/10/13 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - NASAL INVOLVEMENT IN CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS JF - Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute JA - J Postgrad Med Inst VL - 24 IS - 3 SE - Original Article DO - UR - https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/1074 SP - AB - <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><p>Objective:</p></span></span></span><p><p> </p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><p>Material and Methods:</p></span></span></span><p><p> </p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><p>Results:</p></span></span></span><p><p> </p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;"><p>Conclusion:</p></span></span></span><p><p> </p></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in Distt. Lakki Marwat. Nose was a common site of</span><p> </p></p><p>involvement. In endemic areas, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of nasal lesions.</p></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Sixty seven out of 682 (9.82%) cases of nasal leishmanisis were encountered. Male to female ratio</span><p> </p></p><p>was 2:1. Forty nine (73.13%) had solitary lesions and among these fourty four (65.67%) had lesions</p><p>limited to their nose. Wet type cutaneous leishmaniasis was seen in 19 (28.36) cases. Seventy three percent</p><p>of sufferers were less than 30 years of age.</p></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis presented to leishmaniasis clinic situated in</span><p> </p></p><p>the Basic Health Unit for Afghan refugees at Sarai Gambeela, District Lakki Marwat from January 1, 2009</p><p>to December 31, 2009 were registered. The patients were diagnosed clinically and confirmed by laboratory</p><p>demonstration of parasite in a giemsa stained smear prepared from the lesion. Those having lesions</p><p>primarily on nose, irrespective of age and gender were included in the study. All those cases with primary</p><p>lesion elsewhere over face and secondarily involving nose (creeping lesion) were excluded. All important</p><p>clinical details were recorded on a specially designed proforma and patients were given a registration card</p><p>for the purpose of treatment and follow up visits.</p></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">To determine the frequency of nasal involvement in cutaneous leishmaniasis and to study</span><p> </p></p><p>demographic and clinical pattern of disease involving nose as well as nasal mucosa.</p> ER -