title: [Cutaneous leishmaniasis: treatment with cryotherapy and intramuscular injections of meglumine antimonate (glucantime)].
abstract: A 37-year-old female patient with cutaneous leishmaniasis of the helix of the left ear is reported. The diagnosis was based on her past history, clinical appearance and histological examination (detection of Leishman-Donovan bodies). Initial cryotherapy failed to cure the lesions completely. Treatment with intramuscular injections of meglumine antimonate (Glucantime) was successful. The discussion focuses on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapy.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Hautklinik Freiburg.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rzany
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krutmann
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goerttler
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schöpf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013012:Sorbitol; D008536:Meglumine; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate
vernacular_title: Die kutane Leishmaniose: Behandlung mit Kryotherapie und intramuskulären Injektionen von Meglumine Antimonat (Glucantime).