Research Article
First Evidence for Two Independent and Different Leishmaniasis Transmission Foci in Sri Lanka: Recent Introduction or Long-Term Existence?
Table 2
Comparison of clinical features between main disease transmission foci.
| | Lesion features | North (NF) | South (SF) | P value | | Count | (% ) | Count | (%) |
| | Type | | | | | | | NUT | 128 | (69.2) | 193 | (46.5) | <0.0001 | | UT | 57 | (30.8) | 222 | (53.5) | | | Total | 185 | (100.0) | 415 | (100.0) | | | Size | | | | | | | 2 cm | 126 | (68.1) | 220 | (53.0) | <0.0001 | | >2 cm | 59 | (31.9) | 195 | (47.0) | | | | 185 | (100.0) | 415 | (100.0) | | | Shape | | | | | | | Round | 135 | (73.0) | 198 | (47.7) | <0.0001 | | Oval | 22 | (11.9) | 171 | (41.2) | | | Irregular | 28 | (15.1) | 46 | (11.1) | | | Total | 185 | (100.0) | 415 | (100.0) | | | Edge | | | | | | | Regular | 124 | (68.5) | 163 | (53.2) | <0.0001 | | Not | 57 | (31.5) | 143 | (46.7) | | | Total | 181 | (100.0) | 306 | (100.0) | | | Surface scaling in nodules | | | | | | | Observed | 40 | (28.6) | 81 | (59.5) | <0.0001 | | Not | 100 | (71.4) | 55 | (40.5) | | | Total | 140 | (100.0) | 136 | (100.0) | | | Dry or moist ulcer | | | | | | | Dry | 40 | (75.5) | 74 | (44.6) | <0.0001 | | moist | 5 | (9.4) | 68 | (41.0) | | | Uncertain | 8 | (15.1) | 24 | (14.5) | | | Total | 53 | (100.0) | 166 | (100.0) | | | Surrounding skin feature | | | | | | | Scaling | 39 | (23.5) | 65 | (49.2) | <0.0001 | | Inflammation | 26 | (16.5) | 43 | (39.1) | <0.0001 | | Altered pigmentation | 34 | (79.1) | 11 | (61.1) | NC |
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NUT: non ulcerative type of lesions, UT: ulcerative type of lesions, missing data excluded, only positive categories were shown. |
