[Skin Leishmaniosis : Epidemiological And Clinical-Biological Study In Two Public Hospitals In Nouakchott].

UNLABELLED: Many cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis are observed during hospital consultations in Nouakchott. The objective of our study is to collect all cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Nouakchott and to study its epidemiological and clinico-biological characteristics.

METHOD: This is a prospective multicenter descriptive study conducted in two specialized hospital departments in Nouakchott from September 1st, 2016 to the end of October 2017. All patients with suspicious lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis during this period were selected. Parasitological skin sampling, PCR and histology have been performed to patients.

RESULTS

Twenty one out of 9000 patients were diagnosed during the study period, with an average age of 23 years (ranging from 3 to 70 years). A male predominance was noted with a sex ratio of 2/1. The most frequent locations are the discovered parts of the body (the 4 members). The ulcero-crusty form is encountered in 2/3 of the cases. L. major is more frequently identified (61.9%) followed by L infantum in 23.8% of cases. Meglume Antimoniate was administered intralesionally in 57.1% of patients. In Nouakchott, cutaneous leishmaniasis is not uncommon. The cases observed are related to an origin or a stay in the southern regions.