American tegumentary leishmaniasis - a case of therapeutic challenge

American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (ATL) is a chronic, non-contagious, infectious disease affecting millions of people worldwide. The timely and proper treatment is of great importance to prevent the disease from progressing to destructive and severe forms. Treatment for ATL recommended by the Brazi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anais brasileiros de dermatología 2014-11, Vol.89 (6), p.974-976
Hauptverfasser: Couto, Daíne Vargas, Hans Filho, Gunter, Medeiros, Marcelo Zanolli, Vicari, Carolina Faria Santos, Barbosa, Aline Blanco, Takita, Luiz Carlos
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Zusammenfassung:American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (ATL) is a chronic, non-contagious, infectious disease affecting millions of people worldwide. The timely and proper treatment is of great importance to prevent the disease from progressing to destructive and severe forms. Treatment for ATL recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health is similar for the whole country, regardless of the species of Leishmania. It is known that the response to treatment may vary with the strain of the parasite, the immune status of the patient and clinical form. We report the case of a healthy patient, coming from Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, who presented resistance to treatment with N-methyl-glutamine and liposomal amphotericin B, only being healed after using pentamidine.
ISSN:0365-0596
1806-4841
1806-4841
0365-0596
DOI:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143073