Inefficacy of allopurinol as monotherapy for Colombian cutaneous leishmaniasis: A randomized, controlled trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 232-236

  Velez, Ivan ^a   Agudelo, Sonia ^a   Hendrickx, Erik ^a   Puerta, Jüan ^a   Grogl, Max ^b   Modabber, Farrohk ^c   Berman, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b World Health Organization ^*  (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031049914     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-3-199702010-00010     Document Type: Article

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