title: Oral fluconazole treatment for extensive cutaneous leishmaniasis in an 11-year-old child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Hôpital Cochin-St. Vincent de Paul, Medical School Paris 5, France. toubiana@cochin.inserm.fr
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Toubiana
authors.forename: Jean-Baptiste
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Armengaud
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dupouy Camet
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gendrel
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole