Characteristic or finding |
Value |
Gender |
|
male |
193 (82.5%) |
female |
41 (17,5%) |
Age-group/ years (median = 48 ) |
|
1 to 20 |
10 (4.3%) |
21 to 40 |
68 (29%) |
41 to 60 |
106 (45.3%) |
> 60 |
50 (21.4%) |
High risk activities for acquiring ATL |
|
Extraction of natural resources |
187 (80%) |
House / stay in areas of transmission |
41 (17.5%) |
Professional Activities in the area of transmission |
6 (2.5%) |
Previous history of CL |
193 (82.5%) |
Presence of cutaneous scar |
193 (82.5%) |
Inadequate treatment of CL |
112 (63.6%) |
Average time between CL and ML |
16.7 (30 days to 74 years) |
Duration of disease, years (median) |
7.9 (30 days to 50 years) |