Cutaneous leishmaniasis treated with itraconazole

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Baroni, A ^b   Aiello, F S ^b   Vozza, A ^b   Vozza, G ^a,b   Faccenda, F ^b   Brasiello, M ^b   Ruocco, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Itraconazole; Leishmaniasis; Parasite disease

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LEISHMANIA; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 72449164914     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2009.01264.x     Document Type: Article

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