Clinical Study

Clinical and Immunological Analysis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis before and after Different Treatments

Table 4

Intradermic reaction with polyvalent amastigotes leishmanine, in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis after spontaneous remission of lesions.

IDR in mm average standard deviation (patients)
Active Postclinical remission Healthy controls
Primary infection Secondary infection Primary infection Secondary infection IDR− (99) IDR+ (28)


The cutoff point to consider an IDR positive was diameter >5 mm.