High and low doses of antimony (Sbv) in American cutaneous leishmaniasis. A five years follow-up study of 15 patients
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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91(2): 207-9, Mar.-Apr. 1996. tab
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in English
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RESUMO
Seventeen patients proceeding from the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil presenting with the cutaneous ulcerative form of American leishmaniasis were treated with one ampoule of pentavalent antimony daily for 30 days. With this regimen the individuals doses varies greatly: from 3.8 mg/kg of body weight to 22.3 mg/kg. After five years, patients receiving either a smaller dose or a bigger one, showed the same therapeutic result: cutaneous scars and no mucosal lesions.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
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Antimony
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
1996
Type:
Article
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