Mucosal leishmaniasis: An underestimated presentation of a neglected disease

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Strazzulla, Alessio ^a   Cocuzza, Salvatore ^a   Pinzone, Marilia Rita ^a   Postorino, Maria Concetta ^b   Cosentino, Stefano ^a   Serra, Agostino ^a   Cacopardo, Bruno ^a   Nunnari, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIMONY; MEGLUMINE; MILTEFOSINE; PAROMOMYCIN; PENTAMIDINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; CARDIOTOXICITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECG ABNORMALITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERAMYLASEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIA PANAMENSIS; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LEISHMANIASIS; MUCOSA LEISHMANIASIS; MUCOSAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PANCYTOPENIA; PROTEINURIA; PSYCHODIDAE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING; MUCOSA; NEGLECTED DISEASES; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; NEGLECTED DISEASE;

HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; NEGLECTED DISEASES;

EID: 84880146360     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/805108     Document Type: Review

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