Efficacy of short-duration (twice weekly) intralesional sodium stibogluconate in treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in India

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 854-858

  Bumb, R A ^a   Mehta, R D ^a   Ghiya, B C ^a   Jakhar, R ^a   Prasad, N ^a   Soni, P ^a   Lezama Davila, C ^b   Satoskar, A R ^b  

^a S P MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cutaneous leishmaniasis; intralesional sodium stibogluconate; Leishmania tropica

Indexed keywords

STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMONY SODIUM GLUCONATE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957064995     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09865.x     Document Type: Article

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