An old drug and different ways to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis: Intralesional and intramuscular meglumine antimoniate in a reference center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Carla Oliveira-RibeiroMaria Inês Fernandes PimentelLiliane de Fátima Antonio OliveiraÉrica de Camargo Ferreira E VasconcellosFátima Conceição-SilvaArmando de Oliveira SchubachAline FagundesCintia Xavier de MelloEliame Mouta-ConfortLuciana de Freitas Campos MirandaClaudia Maria Valete-RosalinoAna Cristina da Costa MartinsRaquel De Vasconcellos Carvalhaes De OliveiraLeonardo Pereira QuintellaMarcelo Rosandiski LyraPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
AR and IL showed less toxicity and may be good options especially in CL cases with comorbidities, although SR treatment was more effective. IL treatment was an effective and safe strategy, and it may be used as first therapy option as well as a rescue scheme in patients initially treated with other drugs.