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Miltefosine for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis—A pilot study from Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Ethiopia, caused by Leishmania aethiopica, is often severe and hard to treat compared to CL caused by other species elsewhere. Miltefosine is the only oral anti-leishmanial drug, with a favorable side-effect profile compared to routinely available sodium s...

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Autores principales: van Henten, Saskia, Tesfaye, Annisa Befekadu, Abdela, Seid Getahun, Tilahun, Feleke, Fikre, Helina, Buyze, Jozefien, Kassa, Mekibib, Cnops, Lieselotte, Pareyn, Myrthe, Mohammed, Rezika, Vogt, Florian, Diro, Ermias, van Griensven, Johan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8191986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34048461
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009460