Itraconazole in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis [9]

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1446-1447

  Firooz, Alireza ^a   Khatami, Alireza ^a   Dowlati, Yahya ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ITRACONAZOLE; PLACEBO;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LETTER; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845327479     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.03144.x     Document Type: Letter

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