Treatment Approaches for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

dc.contributor.authorAytekin, Sema
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:39:59Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:39:59Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractCutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a widespread tropical infection caused by numerous different species of Leishmania protozoa. In our country, CL is due frequently to L. major and L. tropica. Its clinical presentation is extremely diverse. Treatment of CL aims to prevent mucosal invasion, to accelerate the healing of skin lesions, and avoid disfiguring scar. Local and physical treatment modalities including topical paromomycin, cryotherapy, localized controlled heat, carbon dioxide laser therapy, or pentavalant antimonals can be effective against. Intralesional antimonals are still the drug of choice may patients. WHO recommends an injection of drug under edges of the lesions and the entire lesion until the surface has blanched. Parenteral antimonials are useful for large, persistent or recurrent lesions. Combinations with other drugs such as allopurinol, pentoxifylline must be used for antimony unresponsive lesions. (Turkderm 2009; 43: 44-7)en_US
dc.identifier.endpage47en_US
dc.identifier.issn2717-6398
dc.identifier.issn2651-5164
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-66449085861
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage44en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/21498
dc.identifier.volume43en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000266646000002
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherDeri Zuhrevi Hastaliklar Dernegien_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkderm-Turkish Archives of Dermatology and Venerology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCutaneous Leishmaniasisen_US
dc.subjectTreatmenten_US
dc.subjectAntimonialsen_US
dc.titleTreatment Approaches for Cutaneous Leishmaniasisen_US
dc.titleTreatment Approaches for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
dc.typeReview Articleen_US

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