皮肤莱什曼病的患病率和临床概述:来自沙特阿拉伯,东部地区,Al-Ahsa的单一中心研究
Mahdi Al-Dhafiri1, Abdulmohsen Alhajri2, Zahraa Ali Alwayel3
1Department of Dermatology, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Tropical medicine and infectious disease
|December 22, 2023
概括
皮肤雷什曼病 (CL) 仍然是沙特阿拉伯Al-Ahsa的一个公共卫生问题. 该研究强调了它与农村生活和动物接触的关联,在2021年后病例显著增加.
科学领域:
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 医学昆虫学 医学昆虫学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 皮肤莱什曼病 (Cutaneous leishmaniasis,CL) 是一种由传播的重要载体传播的寄生虫疾病.
- 在多个国家流行,CL在沙特阿拉伯是一个持续的健康挑战,特别是在Al-Ahsa地区.
研究的目的:
- 在沙特阿拉伯东部的Al-Ahsa调查皮肤莱什曼病的流行病情景.
- 分析2017年至2023年该地区的患者人口统计,病变特征和与CL相关的风险因素.
主要方法:
- 追溯分析了245名在Al-Ahsa被诊断患有CL的患者记录.
- 数据收集包括患者人口统计,病变位置和类型,以及潜在的风险因素,如农村暴露和与动物接触.
主要成果:
- 大多数CL病例 (52.7%) 发生在21-40岁年龄组,男性 (84.5%) 和农村居民 (74.7%) 的患病率很高.
- 病变主要发生在四肢 (下半身62.0%,上半身52.2%),经常湿 (75.2%),并与*L. major*有关.
- 关键的风险因素包括近期农村地区的暴露 (71.4%) 和与动物 (54.3%),鸟类 (28.2%) 和牲畜的密切接触.
结论:
- 在沙特阿拉伯的阿尔阿萨,皮肤莱什曼病仍然是一个公共卫生问题.
- 这种疾病与农村环境和与特定动物水库接触密切相关.
- 在2021年之后,最近的CL病例激增,需要进一步调查和有针对性的公共卫生干预.
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