A Randomized Controlled Trial of Local Heat Therapy Versus Intravenous Sodium Stibogluconate for the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmania major Infection

BACKGROUND: Cutaneous Leishmania major has affected many travelers including military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan. Optimal treatment for this localized infection has not been defined, but interestingly the parasite is thermosensitive. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Participants with parasitol...

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Autores principales: Aronson, Naomi E., Wortmann, Glenn W., Byrne, William R., Howard, Robin S., Bernstein, Wendy B., Marovich, Mary A., Polhemus, Mark E., Yoon, In-Kyu, Hummer, Kelly A., Gasser, Robert A., Oster, Charles N., Benson, Paul M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2834752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20231896
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000628

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