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Leishmaniasis
Research data from University of Jordan update understanding of leishmaniasis
May 13th, 2008
"Antileishmanial chemotherapy can have adverse effects and may fail to cure patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis(CL) (CL). To evaluate the efficacy of a weekly cryotherapy regimen in patients with confirmed Leishmania major infection," researchers in Amman, Jordan report. "One hundred twenty Jordanian patients with 375 lesions were treated with cryotherapy performed once weekly in I to 7 sessions. This regimen was adopted since living parasites were recovered, in several CL patients, even after 3 cryosessions. Scarring, vas assessed in 78 patients 3 years after treatment. Approximately 84% of the lesions were cured after 1 to 4 sessions. The remaining lesions (16.3%)...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-13)
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