Comparative study of the efficacy of combined cryotherapy and intralesional meglumine antimoniate (Glucantime®) vs. cryotherapy and intralesional meglumine antimoniate (Glucantime®) alone for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 281-283

  Asilian, A ^a   Sadeghinia, A ^a   Faghihi, G ^a   Momeni, A ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISHMANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MEGLUMINE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342441178     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02002.x     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Dowlati Y. Cutaneous leishmaniasis: clinical aspect. Clin Dermatol 1996; 14: 415-431.
2. World Health Organization. Control of Leishmanisis. Report of a WHO Expert Committee. Technical Report Series, 743. Geneva: WHO, 1990.
3. Mujtaba G, Khalid M. Weekly vs. fortnightly intralesional meglumine antimoniate in cutaneous leishmaniasis. Int J Dermatol 1999; XX: 607-609.
4. Kellum RF. Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis. J Am Acad Dermatol 1986; 15: 620-622.
5. Faris RM, Jarallah JS, Khoja TA, Al-Yamani MJ. Intralesional treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with sodium stibogluconate. Int J Dermatol 1993; 32: 610-612.
6. Sharque KEAI, Talib KK, Chu AC. Intralesional therapy of cutaneous leishmaniasis with sodium stibogluconate. Br J Dermatol 1988; 119: 53-57.
7. Sharque KE, Najim RA, Farjou IB. A comparative controlled trial of intralesionally administered zinc sulfate, hypertonic sodium chloride and pentavalent antimony compound against acute cutaneous leishmaniasis. Clin Exp Dermatol 1997; 22: 169-173.
8. Tallab TM, Bahamdam KA, Mirdad S, et al. Cutaneous leishmaniasis schedule for intralesional treatment with sodium stibogluconate. Int J Dermatol 1996; 35: 594-597.
9. Bassiony A, Meshad M, Tulet N. Cryotherapy in cutaneous leishmaniasis. Br J Dermatol 1982; 107: 467-474.
10. Gurei MS, Tatli N, Ozbilge H, et al. Efficacy of cryotherapy and intralesional Pentostam in treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis. J Egypt Soc Parasitol 2000; 35: 169-176.
11. el Darouti MA, al Rubaie SM. Cutaneous leishmaniasis. Treatment with combined cryotherapy and intralesional stibogluconate injection. Int J Dermatol 1990; 29: 56-59.
12. Leibovici V, Aram H. Cryotherapy in acute cutaneous leishmaniasis. Int J Dermatol 1986; 25: 473-475.
13. Wilkes TD, Fraunfelder FT. Principles of cryosurgery. Ophthalmic Surg 1979; 10: 21-30.