Intralesional versus oral chloroquine in cutaneous leishmaniasis: Comparison of outcome, duration of treatment and total dose of drug

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 260-262

  Hanif, Malik Muhammad ^a   Akram, Khizra ^a   Mustafa, Ghulam ^a  

^a Sheikh Zayed Medical College and Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chloroquine; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Intralesional administration; Oral

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; DOSE RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; TIME FACTOR;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; CHLOROQUINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84977545071     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: 16817168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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