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Children presenting to the outpatient department with lesions suggestive of CL were enrolled. Patients suspected of having CL based on clinical criteria were subjected to slit skin smears (SSS) and histopathological examination (HPE) for validation of the diagnosis. Intralesional or systemic sodium stibogluconate (SSG) was the treatment modality used for the management of patients. Clinical follow-up was done at intervals of 2 weeks for the first 2 months and monthly thereafter.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 376 cases of CL in children aged 1.5\u201315 years (mean age 8.4 \u00b1 1.4 years) were included in the study. The duration of the disease ranged from 8 to 52 weeks (mean 22.52 \u00b1 1.5 weeks). Lesions were noted mainly on exposed parts of the body, with face being the most commonly affected site (89.0%). Nodulo-ulcerative plaques were the predominant clinical presentation (62.76%). The diagnosis was confirmed by the demonstration of Leishman Donovan (LD) bodies in 54.25% on SSS- and 25.79% on hematoxylin and eosin -stained tissue sections. In cases where diagnosis could not be confirmed by demonstration of LD body, a histological pattern conforming to CL and response to a therapeutic trial of SSG provided evidence of leishmanial infection. Complete healing was achieved in 95.02% of the cases at the end of treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CL is an emerging health problem in the pediatric population of Jammu and Kashmir. 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