An update on pharmacotherapy for leishmaniasis

S Sundar, J Chakravarty - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Leishmaniasis broadly manifests as visceral leishmaniasis (VL), cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL) and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. The treatment of leishmaniasis is …

Current and emerging medications for the treatment of leishmaniasis

J Chakravarty, S Sundar - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease which manifests as
visceral leishmaniasis (VL), cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), and mucocutaneous …

Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis among travellers

J Blum, P Desjeux, E Schwartz, B Beck… - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Leishmaniasis is endemic in 88 countries on five continents. There are 1–1.5 million cases
of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported yearly worldwide. There has been a sharp increase in …

[HTML][HTML] Cutaneous leishmaniasis: recognition and treatment

WH Markle, K Makhoul - American family physician, 2004 - aafp.org
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brand logo WILLIAM H. MARKLE, MD, AND KHALDOUN MAKHOUL, MD Am Fam Physician …

Current treatment approaches to leishmaniasis

J Berman - Current opinion in infectious Diseases, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Liposomal amphotericin B, which is injected infrequently and is easily tolerated, is virtually
100% effective for Indian visceral disease at a total dose of 15 mg/kg and is 90% effective at …

Therapeutic options for old world cutaneous leishmaniasis and new world cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

B Monge-Maillo, R López-Vélez - Drugs, 2013 - Springer
Estimated worldwide incidence of tegumentary leishmaniasis (cutaneous leishmaniasis [CL]
and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis [MCL]) is over 1.5 million cases per year in 82 countries …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis: advances in disease pathogenesis, diagnostics and therapeutics

M Ameen - Clinical and experimental dermatology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the most common tropical dermatoses worldwide and is
of major public health importance. It is caused by numerous Leishmania protozoa species …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sanliurfa: epidemiologic and clinical features of the last four years (1997–2000)

MS Gurel, M Ulukanligil… - International journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Background Sanliurfa is located in south‐east Anatolia, the region with the largest focus of
anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Turkey. The present study was designed to …

Comparative study of the efficacy of combined cryotherapy and intralesional meglumine antimoniate (Glucantime®) vs. cryotherapy and intralesional meglumine …

A Asilian, A Sadeghinia, G Faghihi… - International journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a parasitic disease caused by Leishmania
species. There is a need for more effective and less time‐consuming therapeutic methods …

Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Turkey

S Uzun, MS Gürel, M Durdu, M Akyol… - International journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector‐born parasitic disease characterized
by various skin lesions that cause disfiguration if healed spontaneously. Although CL has …