Mefloquine in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis

Three cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis were treated orally with a mefloquine dose of 4.2mg/kg/day for six days in the Teaching Hospital of the Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brazil. Three weeks later a new series was repeated. No patient was cured.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Correia Dalmo, Silva Carlos Augusto de Campos, Matthes Ângelo Gustavo Zucca
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1999
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/0473cca3a6964d74aa6538e38d549a6a
Description
Summary:Three cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis were treated orally with a mefloquine dose of 4.2mg/kg/day for six days in the Teaching Hospital of the Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brazil. Three weeks later a new series was repeated. No patient was cured.