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Clin Infect Dis
; 53(7): 693-5, 2011 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21890773
ABSTRACT
We report for the first time the successful use of fluconazole to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania braziliensis. We used escalating doses from 5 to 8 mg/kg per day. At a dose of 5 mg/kg per day, 75% patients were cured, and at 8 mg/kg per day, the cure rate was 100%. Fluconazole was well tolerated.