The Extraordinary Case of a Woman with a 30-Year-Long Diffuse Leishmaniasis Cured with One Single Ampoule of Intranasal Pentavalent Antimoniate

The Extraordinary Case of a Woman with a 30-Year-Long Diffuse Leishmaniasis Cured with One Single Ampoule of Intranasal Pentavalent Antimoniate

Infection with <i>Leishmania amazonensis</i> and <i>L. mexicana</i> may lead to diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis. The cure is exceptional, especially for the strange case of this lady. Case report: The patient acquired the disease in childhood and remained with lesions for ove...

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Main Authors: Sheila V. C. B. Gonçalves, Dorcas L. Costa, João da J. Cantinho-Junior, José N. Vieira-Junior, Edna A. Y. Ishikawa, Rubens N. Costa, Antônio C. G. Costa-Filho, Ronald da C. Araújo, Silvia R. B. Uliana, Jenicer K. U. Y. Yasunaka, Adriano C. Coelho, Jackson M. L. Costa, Carlos H. N. Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis
pentavalent antimonial
intranasal drug delivery
<i>Leishmania amazonensis</i>
CD8+ T-cells
anergy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/7/890

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