Mucosal leishmaniasis ("espundia") responsive to low dose of N-methyl glucamine (Glucantime ®) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Response to treatment with antimonial drugs varies considerably depending on the parasite strain involved, immune status of the patient and clinical form of the disease. Therapeutic regimens with this first line drug have been frequently modified both, in dose and duration of therapy. A regimen of 2...

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Main Authors: OLIVEIRA-NETO Manoel Paes de, MATTOS Marise, PIRMEZ Claude, FERNANDES Octavio, GONÇALVES-COSTA Sylvio Celso, SOUZA Celeste de Freitas Silva de, GRIMALDI JUNIOR Gabriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2000-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652000000600004