title: Successful treatment of childhood cutaneous leishmaniasis with liposomal amphotericin B: report of two cases.
abstract: Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis is sometimes difficult. No single ideal therapy has yet been identified and some of the drugs that are currently used are associated with significant toxicity. We present two cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in children, one caused by Leishmania infantum and the other by Leishmania braziliensis. Both of them were successfully treated with intravenous liposomal amphotericin B.
authors: Hospital La Paz, Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Madrid, Spain. teredelrosal@yahoo.es
authors: Teresa
authors: T
authors: del Rosal
authors: Fernando Baquero
authors: FB
authors: Artigao
authors: Maria J Garcia
authors: MJ
authors: Miguel
authors: Raul
authors: R
authors: de Lucas
authors: Fernando
authors: F
authors: del Castillo
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007892:Leishmania braziliensis / Q000187:drug effects*; D018314:Leishmania infantum / Q000187:drug effects*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008081:Liposomes; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D008081:Liposomes; D000666:Amphotericin B