Research Article
Trends in Recently Emerged Leishmania donovani Induced Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka, for the First 13 Years
Table 3
Trends in mean durations of lesion according to selected clinical features.
| Feature | Group A 2001-2004 | Group B 2005-2007 | Group C 2008-2010 | Group D 2011-2013 | Total group |
| MLD (SD) skin lesions | 7.7 (8.8) | 6.9 (5.9) | 5.2 (5.4) | 7.0 (9.8) | 6.64 (12.3) | MLD (SD) of single lesions | 7.5 (7.6) | 7.06 (6.1) | 5.2 (5.4) | 6.2 (6.7) | 6.4 (12.5) | MLD (SD) of <2cm lesions | 6.7 (8.2) | 6.9 (5.7) | 5.3 (5.8) | 6.2 (6.7) | 6.2 (6.5) | MLD (SD) of ulcerated lesions | 8.7 (8.9) | 7.3 (5.7) | 4.9 (5.4) | 6.2 (8.0) | 6.0 (6.1) |
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MLD (SD): mean lesion duration in months (standard deviation). |