A Case of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Treated with Intralesional Injection of Meglumine Antimoniate.
- Author:
Do Young KIM
1
;
Sung Bin CHO
;
Kee Yang CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kychung@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis;
Meglumine antimoniate
- MeSH:
Injections, Intralesional*;
Leishmania;
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous*;
Meglumine*;
Metronidazole;
Parasites;
Psychodidae;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2006;44(1):113-116
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a self-limited infection of skin caused by the genus Leishmania, a protozoan parasite transmitted by sandflies. Although various therapeutic regimens have been tried, no ideal therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis has yet been identified. We report a case of cutaneous leishmaniasis that was successfully treated with intralesional injection of meglumine antimoniate combined with oral metronidazole.
