Cutaneous sporotrichoid leishmaniasis resistant to pentavalent antimonial therapy: Complete resolution with itraconazole

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-51

  Cozzani, E ^a   Satta, R ^b   Fausti, V ^a   Cottoni, F ^b   Parodi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ITRACONAZOLE; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE;

AGED; AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUTANEOUS SPOROTRICHOID LEISHMANIASIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SPOROTRICHOSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650081454     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2010.03855.x     Document Type: Article

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