Oral fluconazole treatment for extensive cutaneous leishmaniasis in an 11-year-old child.
We report an 11-year-old girl with a 3-month history of extended cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major. Oral fluconazole treatment resulted in complete resolution. This result suggests that oral fluconazole might be an alternative to pentavalent antimony in cutaneous lesions of L. major.
Toubiana
Julie
J
Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Hôpital Cochin-St. Vincent de Paul, Medical School Paris 5, France. toubiana@cochin.inserm.fr
Armengaud
Jean-Baptiste
JB
Dupouy Camet
Jean
J
Gendrel
Dominique
D
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D018320:Leishmania major / Q000187:drug effects*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole