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2020-03-07
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COMPARISON BETWEEN SYSTEMIC AND INTRALESIONAL MEGLUMINE ANTIMONIATE THERAPY IN A PRIMARY HEALTH CARE UNIT
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Therapy
Meglumine antimoniate
Intralesional
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Abstract
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is not a life-threatening condition. However, its treatment can cause serious adverse effects and may sometimes lead to death. Recently, safer local treatments have been included among
therapies acceptable to New World CL cases, but the use of intralesional meglumine antimoniate (IL-MA) is
recommended to be performed in reference centers, for patients with single cutaneous lesions < 3 cm in diameter at any location except the head and periarticular regions; the volume of injected MA should not exceed 5 mL. In this study we compared two groups of patients with CL treated with MA in a primary health care unit in Brazil. Patients were treated with systemic MA (n = 76) or IL-MA (n = 30). In the IL-MA group, 93% of patients had one or more of the following lesion characteristics: two or more lesions, lesions > 3 cm in diameter, lesions located in the head or in periarticular regions, or had been administered IL-MA volumes > 5 mL. Patients responded well (68.4% and 66.7% for the MA and IL-MA groups, respectively). When a second cycle of treatment was necessary, the responses were 72.4% and 90%, respectively. There were no significant differences between groups. In the IL-MA group, 43% had mild to moderate adverse effects, without needing treatment discontinuation. Results suggest that the treatment of CL lesions with IL-MA is simple, efficient, and safe.
Keywords
American tegumentary leishmaniasisCutaneous leishmaniasis
Therapy
Meglumine antimoniate
Intralesional
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