| Use of Leishmania major derived leishmanin for skin test surveys of visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 9145577 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
The potential use of Leishmania major derived leishmanin in surveys of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was examined. The study was conducted in Konso sub-district, southwest Ethiopia involving 51 VL patients, 18 VL contacts, four localised cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL) cases and 15 healthy controls. Sixty three percent of treated VL patients, 44.4% of VL contacts, all of LCL cases and none of untreated VL patients were positive to the test. Leishmanin skin test (LST) induration sizes of 41 treated VL patients were in the ranges of 0 to 10 mm, with a mean of 4.9 mm. The mean induration size and the positive LST rates in female patients were found to be significantly lower than in males. The major drawback of the antigen in the survey was the relatively smaller and flatter indurations. The relationship of LST to gender and leishmanial disease variant is discussed. |
| | |
Authors:
|
A Hailu; N Berhe; A Ali; T Gemetchu |
Related Documents
:
|
7896957 - Actinic damage and skin cancer in albinos in northern tanzania: findings in 164 patient... 737127 - Dermatoglyphics in dermatitis herpetiformis. 6630617 - The usefulness of reflectance spectrophotometric measurements during psoralens and ultr... 11890297 - Clinicopathologic analysis of 66 cases of erythema annulare centrifugum. 7812557 - Reversal of sinus arrest and atrioventricular conduction block in patients with sleep a... 1735527 - Drug-induced prolonged cholestasis in adults: a histological semiquantitative study dem... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: East African medical journal Volume: 74 ISSN: 0012-835X ISO Abbreviation: East Afr Med J Publication Date: 1997 Jan |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 1997-05-29 Completed Date: 1997-05-29 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 0372766 Medline TA: East Afr Med J Country: KENYA |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 41-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Adolescent Adult Animals Antigens, Protozoan / diagnostic use* Case-Control Studies Child Ethiopia Female Humans Leishmania major / immunology* Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / diagnosis Leishmaniasis, Visceral / diagnosis* Male Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Sex Characteristics Skin Tests / methods* |
| Chemical | |
Reg. No./Substance:
|
0/Antigens, Protozoan; 0/leishmanin |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Heritability of diabetes mellitus in Ethiopian diabetics.
Next Document: Motor neurone disease in the tropics: findings from Sudan.