title: Visceral leishmaniasis unresponsive to antimonial drugs. III. Successful treatment using a combination of sodium stibogluconate plus allopurinol.
abstract: Five patients with long-standing visceral leishmaniasis who were unresponsive to sodium stibogluconate, 20 mg antimony/kg body-weight once or twice daily, were treated for 14 to 54 days with a combination of sodium stibogluconate at the same dose plus allopurinol at a dose of 20 mg/kg body-weight per day in three divided doses. This combination was safe and effective. Negative splenic aspirate smears were obtained from all patients within 19 days, and none has relapsed in at least 12 months of follow-up.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000493:Allopurinol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005942:Gluconates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D005942:Gluconates; D000493:Allopurinol; D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate