Effective treatment with photodynamic therapy of cutaneous leishmaniasis: A case report.
Dermatol Ther
; 32(5): e13022, 2019 09.
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| ID: mdl-31306550
ABSTRACT
Leishmaniasis is a vector borne disease transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) predominantly causes skin ulcers but may disseminate. CL may present a therapeutic challenge. The present study reports the case of a 15-year old boy with CL consisting of a single, ulcer on the leg, resistant to pentavalent antimony, oral fluconazole and topical ketoconazole therapy. Repeated photodynamic therapy using aminolevulinic acid resulted in complete healing of the ulcer, suggesting utility of this approach in resistant cases of CL.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fotoquimioterapia
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Leishmaniasis Cutánea
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Ácido Aminolevulínico
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dermatol Ther
Asunto de la revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Dinamarca