Use of itraconazole in the treatment of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: A pilot study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 153-157

  Amato, Valdir S ^a,b   Padilha, Alexandre R S ^a   Nicodemo, Antônio C ^a   Duarte, Maria I S ^a   Valentini, Mario ^a   Uip, David E ^a   Boulos, Marcos ^a   Neto, Vicente Amato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Alameda Gabriel Monteiro Da Silva   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Itraconazole; Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis; Mucosal leishmaniasis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033653545     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(00)90077-8     Document Type: Article

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