Topical pentostam in an attempt to produce more rapid healing of skin ulcers due to Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis

Costa, J.M.L; Barrios, L. Aristimuno; Netto, E.M.; Marsden, P.D.

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Topical pentostam in an attempt to produce more rapid healing of skin ulcers due to Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis

J.M.L Costa; L. Aristimuno Barrios; E.M. Netto e P.D. Marsden

Núcleo de Medicina Tropical e Nutrição da Universidade de Brasília

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1. Aristimuno Barrios L, Costa JML, Netto EM, Vexenat COR, Cuba CC, Marsden PD. Intralesional glucantime in Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis infections. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, in press.
2. El-on J, Jacobs GP, Witztum E, Greenblatt CL. Development of topical treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major in ex-perimental animais. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 26: 745-751, 1984.
3. Llanos-Cuentas EA, Marsden PD, Lago EL, Barreto AC, Cuba Cuba C, Johnson WD. Human mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Três Braços, Bahia- Brazil. An area of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis transmission. II. Cutaneous disease. Presentation and evolution. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 17: 169-177, 1984.
4. Marsden PD, Tabda MS, Barreto AC, Cuba CC. Spontaneous healing of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis skin ulcers. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 78:561- 562, 1984.
5. Marsden PD. Pentavalent antimonials: old drugs for new diseases. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 18: 187-198, 1985.
6. Pupo JA. Leishmaniose tegumentar. Epidemiologia, profilaxia e tratamento da leishmaniose. Americana Sciencia Medica 4: 387-409, 1926.
7. Richens JA. The effects of sodium stibogluconate on Leishmania major infections in Balb C mice: subcutaneous and intralesional routes of administration compared. Mimeographed document London 34 pp., 1983.
8. Schmidt H. An advance in the therapeutics of pentavalent antimony: solustibosan (sodium antimony gluconate). The Journal of Tropical Medicine 53: 95- 102, 1950.
9. Solano AE, Hidalgo HH, Zeledon RA. Tratamiento intralesional exitoso de la leishmaniasis por Leishmania braziliensis panamensis con glucantime. Medicina Cutis ILA 12: 19-24. 1984.

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[1] 1. Aristimuno Barrios L, Costa JML, Netto EM, Vexenat COR, Cuba CC, Marsden PD. Intralesional glucantime in Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis infections. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, in press.

[2] 2. El-on J, Jacobs GP, Witztum E, Greenblatt CL. Development of topical treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major in ex-perimental animais. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 26: 745-751, 1984.

[3] 3. Llanos-Cuentas EA, Marsden PD, Lago EL, Barreto AC, Cuba Cuba C, Johnson WD. Human mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Três Braços, Bahia- Brazil. An area of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis transmission. II. Cutaneous disease. Presentation and evolution. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 17: 169-177, 1984.

[4] 4. Marsden PD, Tabda MS, Barreto AC, Cuba CC. Spontaneous healing of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis skin ulcers. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 78:561- 562, 1984.

[5] 5. Marsden PD. Pentavalent antimonials: old drugs for new diseases. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 18: 187-198, 1985.

[6] 6. Pupo JA. Leishmaniose tegumentar. Epidemiologia, profilaxia e tratamento da leishmaniose. Americana Sciencia Medica 4: 387-409, 1926.

[7] 7. Richens JA. The effects of sodium stibogluconate on Leishmania major infections in Balb C mice: subcutaneous and intralesional routes of administration compared. Mimeographed document London 34 pp., 1983.

[8] 8. Schmidt H. An advance in the therapeutics of pentavalent antimony: solustibosan (sodium antimony gluconate). The Journal of Tropical Medicine 53: 95- 102, 1950.

[9] 9. Solano AE, Hidalgo HH, Zeledon RA. Tratamiento intralesional exitoso de la leishmaniasis por Leishmania braziliensis panamensis con glucantime. Medicina Cutis ILA 12: 19-24. 1984.

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