Local treatments for cutaneous leishmaniasis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 381-383

  Bailey, Mark S ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimonial drugs; Cryotherapy; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Paromomycin; Thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; METHYLBENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE; PAROMOMYCIN; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT;

CRYOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORBIDITY; NOTE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SOCIAL STIGMA; WOUND CARE; ANTIMONIAL DRUGS; BANDAGE; FEMALE; MALE; TRAVEL; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS;

ANTIMONIAL DRUGS; CRYOTHERAPY; CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS; PAROMOMYCIN; THERMOTHERAPY;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BANDAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; TRAVEL;

EID: 84880383341     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit275     Document Type: Note

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