Effectiveness of miltefosine in cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica in Pakistan after antimonial treatment failure or contraindications to first line therapy—A retrospective analysis

BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical skin disease, caused by Leishmania protozoa. In Pakistan, where CL caused by L. tropica is highly endemic, therapy with pentavalent antimonials is the standard of care, but has significant toxicity when used in systemic therapy, while...

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Autores principales: Kämink, Suzette, Masih, Boota, Ali, Noor, Ullah, Aman, Khan, Syed Juma, Ashraf, Shakil, Pylypenko, Tetyana, Grobusch, Martin P., Fernhout, Jena, den Boer, Margriet, Ritmeijer, Koert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7872246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33507944
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008988

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7872246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33507944
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008988

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