Efficacy of cryotherapy plus topical Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb cream versus cryotherapy plus placebo in the treatment of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis: A triple-blind randomized controlled clinical trial.

• Main Authors: Mohammad Mahdi Parvizi (Author), Farhad Handjani (Author), Mahmoodreza Moein (Author), Gholamreza Hatam (Author), Majid Nimrouzi (Author), Jafar Hassanzadeh (Author), Nasrin Hamidizadeh (Author), Hamid Reza Khorrami (Author), Mohammad Mehdi Zarshenas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the highly prevalent endemic diseases in the Middle East and North Africa. Many treatment modalities have been recommended for this condition but success rates remain limited. Herbal remedies have also been used for treatment but evidence-based clinical trials with...