Article
Successful Treatment of Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum with Posaconazole
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VOL. 55, No. 4 pp. 1774–1776
0066-4804
Autor
Paniz, A
Stavropoulos, C
Gelanew, T
Loucas, E
Perez, A
Benaím, Gustavo
Polsky, B
Schoenian, G
Sordillo, E
Institución
Resumen
Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis is a widespread and potentially disfiguring protozoal infection that is
endemic in the Mediterranean basin, Africa, and parts of Asia. Human infection is caused by several species
of Leishmania parasites, such as Leishmania infantum. Available systemic and topical treatments vary in
efficacy and are often unjustified due to their toxicity. We report on a case that was treated with posaconazole,
a drug typically considered an antifungal agent but which also targets specific metabolic pathways of the
parasite.