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. 2010 Apr;29(4):357-9.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181c2a1fd.

Management of old world cutaneous leishmaniasis in refugee children

Joanne Crogan  1 , Hasantha Gunasekera, Nicholas Wood, Mohamud Sheikh, David Isaacs
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Management of old world cutaneous leishmaniasis in refugee children

Joanne Crogan et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

The optimal treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis is controversial. We report our experience managing Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis in a pediatric refugee clinic. Conventional amphotericin B therapy caused reversible renal failure in 2 of 3 children treated. The choice of treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis needs to balance the risks of treatment against the likely cosmetic benefits of therapy.

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