Visceral leishmaniasis unresponsive to antimonial drugs III. Successful treatment using a combination of sodium stibogluconate plus allopurinol

American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis unrespo

American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis unresponsive to antimonial drugs: successful treatment using combination of N-Methilglucamine Antimoniate plus Pentoxifylline

✍ André Báfica; Fabiano Oliveira; Luiz A. R. Freitas; Eliane G. Nascimento; Aldin 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 237 KB

## Summary **Background** American cutaneous leishmaniasis is characterized by single or multiple ulcerations. Cytokines, among other factors, have been shown to influence lesion development and tumoral necrosis factor‐alpha is a major cytokine implicated in pathogenesis of ulcers. **Observations*