Pentamidine, the drug of choice for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Surinam

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 796-800

  Lai A Fat, Esther J S K ^a   Vrede, Martinus A ^a   Soetosenojo, Ramon M ^a   Lai A Fat, Rudy F M ^a  

^a Academic Hospital   (Suriname)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; PENTAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; PENTAMIDINE MESYLATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FEVER; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERPNEA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INJECTION PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NOSE CONGESTION; PARESTHESIA; PRURITUS; RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; STOMACH CRAMP; SURINAME; SWEATING; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENTAMIDINE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURINAME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036858787     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2002.01633.x     Document Type: Article

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