Leishmania donovani Induced Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: An Insight into Atypical Clinical Variants in Sri Lanka

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of typical and atypical lesions in the study population.

	Classical lesions		Atypical lesions		P value
Lesion duration (months); Mean (SD)	6.8 (9.53)		10 (26.47)
Feature	Count	Percentage	Count	Percentage
Number of lesions
Single	714	86.2	101	82.8
Multiple	114	13.8	21	17.2
Total	828	100.0	122	100.0
Lesion duration (months)
Up to 4	411	49.6	55	47.8
5-10	282	34.1	33	28.7
Over 10	135	16.3	27	23.5
Total	828	100.0	115	100.0
Onset
Typical	567	97.3	68	81.9	P<0.05
Other	16	2.7	15	12.1
Total	583	100.0	83	100.0
Size of lesion (cm)
Up to 2cm	540	65.2	61	54.0	P<0.05
2-4 cm	206	24.9	31	27.4
Above 4cm	82	9.9	21	18.6
Total	828	100.0	113	100.0
Site of lesion
Limbs	549	66.3	46	43.4	P<0.05
Trunk	54	6.5	16	15.1
Head and neck	225	27.2	44	41.5
Total	828	100.0	106	100.0
Shape of lesion
Round or oval	738	91.5	67	58.8	P<0.05
Irregular	69	8.5	47	41.2
Total	808	100.0	114	100.0

Missing and doubtful information was excluded lesion wise.