Prevalencia de Leishmaniasis cutánea en estudiantes de primaria del cantón Paute en los meses de noviembre y diciembre del 2002

Abstract

This study is aimed at determining the prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in school Paute Canton province of Azuay, Ecuador, as this is an endemic and mandatory reporting enfemedad, by opinion of WHO; Studies worldwide show that 350 million people live in areas at risk and 12 million are infected. Disease that is frequently located in tropical and temperate zones similar to conton study: universe had as students of all schools in the Paute, who performed a physical examination; children with probable injury they took a sample of the lesion to demonstrate the presence of amastigotes and confirm the diagnosis. A rate corresponding high prevalence was obtained at 1.898 per thousand students; being most frequently in males, no differences in ages is, most often in the cantons of Paute and Cape noticed within schools the percentage of cases that has is the boys' school in Isidro Ayora hubicada Advertise warm area of ​​the parish. It was noted that the injury is more frecunte in the face and that most students did not receive treatment; what is recommended is a medical care for these children, especially in this disease, so avoid its undesirable consequences