Abstract

RIOS-GONZALEZ, Carlos Miguel et al. Epidemiological and Clinical characteristics of visceral leishmaniasis in Paraguay January 2008 to December 2014 features. Revista médica Risaralda [online]. 2016, vol.22, n.2, pp.83-86. ISSN 0122-0667.

Objective: To determine the epidemiological and clinical visceral leishmaniasis in Paraguay January 2008 to December 2014 features. Material and Methods: Observational, descriptive series of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported by the health regions to SENEPA during the months of January 2008 to December 2014. The data type provided by epidemiological records were loaded into a spreadsheet Microsoft Office Excel 2013 designed for the purpose. The data measures of central tendency and dispersion are presented in frequency tables and. Results: 646 patients were reported with visceral leishmaniasis, the median age being 23 years of age and was between 2 years, 6 months and 47 years, the minimum age recorded was 1 month and the maximum 87. 66.61% (424) and 67.39% (436) were male came from the Central department. HIV coinfection with 6.66% (40) cases was found. Conclusion: Leishmaniasis is still endemic in the country, being more frequent diagnosis in males.

Keywords : Leishmaniasis; Visceral leishmaniasis; Epidemiology.

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