Standardization of intralesional meglumine antimoniate treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Intralesional treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis has been applied for over 30 years at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, with good therapeutic results and without relevant systemic toxicity. METHODS Meglumine antimoniate was injected subcutaneously, using a lo...

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Main Authors: Maria Cristina de Oliveira Duque, Érica de Camargo Ferreira e Vasconcellos, Maria Inês Fernandes Pimentel, Marcelo Rosandiski Lyra, Sandro Javier Bedoya Pacheco, Mauro Celio de Almeida Marzochi, Cláudia Maria Valete Rosalino, Armando de Oliveira Schubach
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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