A Clinicoepidemiological Study of Pediatric Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Sinjar Province, Iraq.

In conclusion, treatment success rate was high with the use of intralesional injection of sodium stibogluconate. A significant association was found between the number of lesions and the number of doses. Further studies are required to assess the treatment outcome indicators, including the genotype of leishmania. PMID: 31516113 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Tags: Am J Trop Med Hyg Source Type: research