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  • Title: Intralesional meglumine antimoniate for treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis patients with contraindication to systemic therapy from Rio de Janeiro (2000 to 2006).
    Author: Vasconcellos Ede C, Pimentel MI, Schubach Ade O, de Oliveira Rde V, Azeredo-Coutinho RB, Silva Fda C, Salgueiro Mde M, Moreira JS, Madeira Mde F, Baptista C, Valete-Rosalino CM.
    Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg; 2012 Aug; 87(2):257-60. PubMed ID: 22855754.
    Abstract:
    We evaluated the effectiveness and safety of intralesional meglumine antimoniate (MA) in 24 not submitted to previous treatment patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and with contraindication to systemic therapy. Each treatment consisted of one to four intralesional applications of MA at 15-day intervals. Patients' age ranged from 3 to 90 years; fourteen were females. Intralesional treatment in the absence of any relevant toxicity was successful in 20 (83.3%) patients. Three patients required additional treatment with amphotericin B and one required systemic MA. None of the patients developed mucosal lesions when followed up to 60 months. Intralesional MA is an effective and less toxic alternative treatment of patients with CL and contraindication to systemic therapy.
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