Pentamidine, the drug of choice for the
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Esther J. S. K. Lai A Fat; Martinus A. Vrede; Ramon M. Soetosenojo; Rudy F. M. L
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract **Background** Cutaneous leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in Surinam. The disease was treated until the early 1970s with pentavalent antimony. Pentamidine mesylate was introduced by Niemel in 1973 for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Surinam. **Materials and methods** In