Cutaneous leishmaniasis: a 2022 updated narrative review into diagnosis and management developments

HJC de Vries, HD Schallig - American journal of clinical dermatology, 2022 - Springer
This review is an update of an earlier narrative review published in 2015 on developments
in the clinical management of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) including diagnosis, treatment …

Drug resistance and treatment failure in leishmaniasis: A 21st century challenge

A Ponte-Sucre, F Gamarro, JC Dujardin… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Reevaluation of treatment guidelines for Old and New World leishmaniasis is urgently
needed on a global basis because treatment failure is an increasing problem. Drug …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis: recent developments in diagnosis and management

HJC de Vries, SH Reedijk, HDFH Schallig - American journal of clinical …, 2015 - Springer
This review focuses on recent developments in the diagnosis, treatment, management, and
strategies for the prevention and control of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by both …

Miltefosine: a review of its pharmacology and therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of leishmaniasis

TPC Dorlo, M Balasegaram, JH Beijnen… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Miltefosine is an alkylphosphocholine drug with demonstrated activity against various
parasite species and cancer cells as well as some pathogenic bacteria and fungi. For 10 …

New world and old world Leishmania infections: a practical review

I Kevric, MA Cappel, JH Keeling - Dermatologic clinics, 2015 - derm.theclinics.com
Leishmaniasis is a tropical disease caused by an intracellular parasite of the genus
Leishmania. The vector of transmission is the sandfly, which deposits one of the 20 disease …

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 …

Chemotherapy of leishmaniasis: present challenges

SRB Uliana, CT Trinconi, AC Coelho - Parasitology, 2018 - cambridge.org
Cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis are amongst the most devastating infectious diseases
of our time, affecting millions of people worldwide. The treatment of these serious diseases …

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 …

Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: Differential diagnosis, diagnosis, histopathology, and management

MZ Handler, PA Patel, R Kapila, Y Al-Qubati… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - Elsevier
The diagnosis of leishmaniasis can be challenging because it mimics both infectious and
malignant conditions. A misdiagnosis may lead to an unfavorable outcome. Using culture …

Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis and insights into species-specific responses: a narrative review

RK Madusanka, H Silva, ND Karunaweera - Infectious diseases and …, 2022 - Springer
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a complex skin infection that has imposed a heavy burden
on many developing countries and is caused by more than 20 Leishmania species. This …