American cutaneous leishmaniasis: use of a skin test as a predictor of relapse after treatment

• Main Authors: Valéria M.A. Passos (Author), Sandhi M. Barreto (Author), Alvaro J. Romanha (Author), Antoniana U. Krettli (Author), Ângela C. Volpini (Author), Maria Fernanda F. Lima e Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2000-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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While relapses following clinical cure of American cutaneous leishmaniasis are frequent, no test has been described until now to predict such relapses. A cohort of 318 American cutaneous leishmaniasis patients was followed up for two years after treatment with meglumine antimoniate, during which tim...