Pharmacotherapeutic Options for Visceral Leishmaniasis-Current Scenario

• Main Authors: Krishna Pandey MD (Author), Prabhat Kumar Sinha (Author), Vidyanand Ravi Das (Author), Sanjiva Bimal (Author), Shubhankar K. Singh (Author), Pradeep Das (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or Kala-azar is a protozoal disease, which was previously regarded as one of the most neglected tropical diseases. Management of this disease is quite difficult, because it is said to affect the poorest of the poor. Previously Sodium Stibogluconate (SSG) was regarded as t...