Successful Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis with Topical Paramomycin in a Child After Treatment Failure with Systemic Fluconazole
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Antimonial treatment failure rate in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis
Background: Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, leishmaniasis is now considered a severe public health problem, particularly in developing countries, such as Iran. Leishmaniasis is among the six most important, parasitic diseases of the world affecting 88 countries in almost every continent. The disease is complex with different clinical presentations such as visceral, cutaneous and mu...
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Parenteral pentavalent antimonials remain the standard therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis. More effective and patient-compliant topical treatments are an important alternative treatment for the localized self-limiting forms of this disease. Two paromomycin ointments are commercially available but their use is limited by either toxicity or lack of efficacy. Other topical formulations have been ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0002-9637,1476-1645
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0860