title: Studies on cutaneous leishmaniasis in Al-Kharaj area, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
abstract: A total of 600 patients with lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis were diagnosed clinically as suffering from the disease; 138 (23%) were confirmed parasitologically for amastigote forms of L. major; promastigotes grown in culture were confirmed in 180 (30%) cases. Lesions varying in number and sites and the disease showed a high prevalence among non-Saudis (88%) labourers compared to Saudis (12%). Cutaneous leishmaniasis was found to vary seasonally with most cases reported during December to February.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saudi University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Bolbol
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons