Successful treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis unresponsive to conventional drugs with itraconazole

Authors

  • Tauseef Kamran Govt Kot Khawaja Saeed Teaching Hospital, Sialkot.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.32.2.2022.1889

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by a parasite of Leishmania Genus, transmitted by prick of an infected sandfly. The disease presents clinically with cutaneous, mucocutaneous or visceral form, depending upon the type of infective species and the immune status of the person. Antimonial drugs are first line of treatment for all clinical forms. Amphotericin B is second choice drug. We report a young male with cutaneous leishmaniasis unresponsive to conventional drugs successfully treated with itraconazole.

Author Biography

Tauseef Kamran, Govt Kot Khawaja Saeed Teaching Hospital, Sialkot.

Consultant Dermaologist Dept. of Dermatology

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Published

2022-06-01

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Kamran T. Successful treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis unresponsive to conventional drugs with itraconazole. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2022Jun.1 [cited 2026Apr.22];32(2):449-52. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/1889

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2022): April - June

Section

Case Reports

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