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High and low doses of antimony (Sb v) in American cutaneous leishmaniasis: a five years follow-up study of 15 patients

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1996
Seventeen patients proceeding from the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil presenting with the cutaneous ulcerative form of American leishmaniasis were treated with one ampoule of pentavalent antimony daily for 30 days.
MP Oliveira-Neto, A Schubach, ML Araujo, C Pirmez   +3 more
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Thermoterapy effective and safer than miltefosine in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2013
In Colombia, pentavalent antimonials and miltefosine are the drugs of choice for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis; however, their toxicity, treatment duration, (treatment adherence problems), cost, and decreased parasite sensitivity make the ...
Liliana López, Claudia Cruz, Gonzalo Godoy, Sara M. Robledo, Iván D. Vélez   +4 more
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Frequency and diversity of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Sinop, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION: Understanding the diversity of sand flies is important for the epidemiology and control of leishmaniasis. This study aimed to understand the frequency, diversity, and seasonality of medically important sand flies in the municipality of ...
Sirlei Franck Thies, Roberta Vieira de Morais Bronzoni, Mariano Martinez Espinosa, Cladson de Oliveira Souza, Ana Lucia Maria Ribeiro, Emerson Soares dos Santos, Edelberto Santos Dias, Amílcar Sabino Damazo   +7 more
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Description of the dermatoscopic features observed in sporotrichosis and American cutaneous leishmaniasis in a reference center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [PDF]

An Bras Dermatol, 2023
España AG, Pimentel MIF, Lyra JPM, Valete-Rosalino CM, Lyra MR.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Incidence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in two Guatemalan communities.

, 2004
The prevalence of human infection by Trypanosoma cruzi was assessed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in a serological survey in 1998 of 2 rural communities (SMH and PS) in Guatemala.
Davies, C, Lines, J, Monroy, C, Paz-Bailey, G, Rodas, A, Rosales, R, Tabaru, R   +6 more
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The Role of Melatonin in the Inflammatory Process in Patients with Hyperglycemia and Leishmania Infection

Biomolecules
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder that causes chronic high blood sugar levels, and diabetic patients are more susceptible to infections. American cutaneous leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by a parasite that affects the skin ...
Thalissa Mariana de Moraes Martins, Felipe Rubin Ferrari, Adriele Ataides de Queiroz, Letícia Damas Leão Dalcin, Danielle Cristina Honorio França, Adenilda Cristina Honório-França, Eduardo Luzía França, Danny Laura Gomes Fagundes-Triches   +7 more
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Preliminary observations of the urbanization and domiciliation of the American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Rio Branco, Acre, Western Amazon. [PDF]

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop, 2022
Brilhante AF, Zampieri RA, Souza EA, Carneiro ACG, Barroso EP, Ávila MM, Melchior LAK, Souza JL, Oliveira ES, Pinto MCG, Floeter-Winter LM, Galati EAB.   +11 more
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Reciprocal expression of interferon gamma or interleukin 4 during the resolution or progression of murine leishmaniasis. Evidence for expansion of distinct helper T cell subsets. [PDF]

, 1989
We purified poly(A)+ mRNA from the spleen and lymph nodes at designated times after infection with Leishmania major in genetically susceptible BALB/c and resistant C57BL/6 mice.
Coffman, RL, Heinzel, FP, Holaday, BJ, Locksley, RM, Sadick, MD   +4 more
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Sand fly population dynamics in areas of American cutaneous leishmaniasis, Municipality of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
Vieira VR, de Aguiar GM, de Azevedo ACR, Rangel EF, Guimarães AÉ.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The management of American cutaneous leishmaniasis

Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 1992
American cutaneous leishmaniasis is a major world health problem which is encountered more frequently in the Western world. The clinical features, diagnosis and treatment are described. Sodium stibogluconate is the mainstay of therapy, and should be administered in a dose of 20 mg/kg per day for 28 days.
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