Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Niger

Michel Develoux Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Institut Marchoux, Direction de l'Hygiène et de la Médecine Mobile, Service d'Histopathologie, Institut Pasteur, Niamey, Niger

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Leopold Blanc Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Institut Marchoux, Direction de l'Hygiène et de la Médecine Mobile, Service d'Histopathologie, Institut Pasteur, Niamey, Niger

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Soga Garba Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Institut Marchoux, Direction de l'Hygiène et de la Médecine Mobile, Service d'Histopathologie, Institut Pasteur, Niamey, Niger

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Harouna Djingarey Mamoudou Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Institut Marchoux, Direction de l'Hygiène et de la Médecine Mobile, Service d'Histopathologie, Institut Pasteur, Niamey, Niger

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André Warter Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Institut Marchoux, Direction de l'Hygiène et de la Médecine Mobile, Service d'Histopathologie, Institut Pasteur, Niamey, Niger

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Pierre Ravisse Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Institut Marchoux, Direction de l'Hygiène et de la Médecine Mobile, Service d'Histopathologie, Institut Pasteur, Niamey, Niger

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1990.43.29
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Volume 43: Issue 1
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29–30
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This is the first report of Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Niger subsequent to the initial finding in 1911 and the report of a second case in 1943. The clinical, histopathological, and epidemiological features of 64 parasitologically confirmed cases are described. Lesions were mostly multiple, situated on exposed areas of skin, but rarely on the face. Two clinical forms were predominant: ulcero-crusted and humid-ulcerous. Nodular lymphangitis was not uncommon. Patients were mostly from rural areas, but urban transmission did occur. The majority of lesions appeared during the June–October rainy season. All features appeared to be similar to those of this disease in other countries in the sahelian endemic zone.
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Copyright © 1990 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1990
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Jul 1990
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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0002-9637
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