Antimony to Cure Visceral Leishmaniasis Unresponsive to Liposomal Amphotericin B.

• Main Authors: Gloria Morizot (Author), Romain Jouffroy (Author), Albert Faye (Author), Paul Chabert (Author), Katia Belhouari (Author), Ruxandra Calin (Author), Caroline Charlier (Author), Patrick Miailhes (Author), Jean-Yves Siriez (Author), Oussama Mouri (Author), Hélène Yera (Author), Jacques Gilquin (Author), Roland Tubiana (Author), Fanny Lanternier (Author), Marie-France Mamzer (Author), Christophe Legendre (Author), Dominique Peyramond (Author), Eric Caumes (Author), Olivier Lortholary (Author), Pierre Buffet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report on 4 patients (1 immunocompetent, 3 immunosuppressed) in whom visceral leishmaniasis had become unresponsive to (or had relapsed after) treatment with appropriate doses of liposomal amphotericin B. Under close follow-up, full courses of pentavalent antimony were administered without life-t...