treatment of nodular cutaneous leishmaniasis by pentostam
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the main object of this study was to evaluate the treatment of the patients at early stages of nodular form of leishmaniasis by intralesional injection of sodium stibogluconate (pentostam). the study shows that the method recommended by who expert committee gives satisfactory results in nodular form in iran.
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iranian journal of public healthجلد ۲۴، شماره ۱-۲، صفحات ۳۱-۳۴
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