DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2014.v02i01.0097

Pages: 451-455

A total of 54 patient's sample with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis were collected from a period October 2013 to January 2014 in Kut city, Iraq. The patients were questioned and examined for the presence of ulcer or scar. The present investigation revealed that the highest number of patients 19 (26.4%) was in age group (10 and less) year. The female was predominance 36 (67%) and 33(61%) had wet lesions while 21(39%) had dry lesions. Our results showed that 23(43%) of CL patients were had single lesion and 31(57%) had multiple lesions, most of them 41 (57%) in arm. The highest incidence of disease 36(67%) was observed in rural areas, and the lowest incidence rate 18(33%) was in urban areas. The statistical analyses were carried out with Minitab version.