Efficacy and safety of a single dose pentamidine (7mg/kg) for patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. guyanensis: a pilot study

• Main Authors: Ellen Priscilla Nunes Gadelha (Author), Sinésio Talhari (Author), Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra (Author), Leandro Ourives Neves (Author), Carolina Talhari (Author), Bernardo Gontijo (Author), Roberto Moreira da Silva Junior (Author), Anette Chrusciak Talhari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract: BACKGROUND: There have been few studies on pentamidine in the Americas; and there is no consensus regarding the dose that should be applied. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the use of pentamidine in a single dose to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis. METHODS: Clinical trial of phase II pilot study wit...