Treatment of tegumentary leishmaniasis in two hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal disease using two series of pentamidine

Abstract In this study, we present two cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in patients with end-stage renal disease, who were treated solely with intramuscular pentamidine. In such cases, treatment implies a fine line between therapeutic efficacy and toxicity. This is suggestive of a knowledge gap; how...

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Main Authors: Karla Cristina Petruccelli, Kátia Nascimento Couceiro, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa Guerra, Zanair Soares Vasconcelos, Alba Regina Jorge Brandão, Monica Hosannah Silva e Silva, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2021-03-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822021000100715&tlng=en