[Evaluation of the socioeconomic costs of cutaneous leishmaniasis in French Guiana].

The socio-economic cost of leishmaniasis in French Guiana was estimated using a retrospective survey spreading over a period of one year: 1979-80. The financial cost elements taken into account were the following: dermatological consultations, biological tests, treatments and hospitalisation days. Other elements were not evaluated, such as days of military hospital stays, work days suspended and unavailability of service. The cost of leishmaniasis represented 0.13% of the general budget of French Guiana and 0.43% of the global budget of the French Guiana Social Security.