Mucosal leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis L(V)b in Três Braços, Bahia-Brazil

• Main Author: Philip Davis Marsden
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1994-06-01
• Series: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Subjects: Leishmaniose mucosa; Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis; Tratamento cUnico; Três Braços; Brasil
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821994000200007&lng=en&tlng=en

Brazilian mucosal leshmaniasis is briefly reviewed, emphasis being given to recent advances clinical management. Patients continue to occupy much hospital bed space and in some cases are notoriously difficult to treat. Indefinite follow up is recommended. Many aspects of the aetiology remain mysterious although Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is the most common organism isolated. Perspectives for a more effective treatment, oral and cheap, are still remote.