A randomized trial of amphotericin B alone or in combination with itraconazole in the treatment of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

A randomized trial of amphotericin B (AB) alone and in combination with oral itraconazole (IZ) is carried out in two groups of 10 mucocutaneous leishmaniasis patients from Bolivia and Peru. AB+IZ combination is no better than AB monotherapy, as far as efficacy and tolerability are concerned. No anta...

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Main Authors: Luis Valda Rodriguez, Jean-Pierre Dedet, Virginia Paredtes, Carmelo Mendoza, Fernando Cardenas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1995-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000400020