Good response to pentamidine isethionate in a case of Mucosal Leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis that was difficult to treat: Case Report

Good response to pentamidine isethionate in a case of Mucosal Leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis that was difficult to treat: Case Report

Abstract In Brazil, meglumine antimoniate is the first drug of choice for mucosal leishmaniasis treatment followed by amphotericin B and pentamidine isethionate. We report the case of a patient with severe mucosal lesions caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis that were difficult to treat. Over...

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Main Authors: Benivaldo Ramos Ferreira Terceiro, Tania Salgado de Souza Torraca, Frederico Pereira Bom Braga, Ana Cristina da Costa Martins, Lucia Regina Brahim, Mauricio Naoto Saheki, Luciana de Freitas Campos Miranda, Armando de Oliveira Schubach, Cláudia Maria Valete-Rosalino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Mucosal leishmaniasis
Therapy
Pentamidine isethionate
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