SUCCESSFUL TOPICAL TREATMENT OF CHRONIC C UTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS WITHPAROMOMYCIN SULFATE (15-PERCENT) AND METHYLBENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE (12-PERCENT) IN PETROLATUM ALBUM

Authors
SCHALLREUTER KU LEMKE KR
Citation
Ku. Schallreuter et Kr. Lemke, SUCCESSFUL TOPICAL TREATMENT OF CHRONIC C UTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS WITHPAROMOMYCIN SULFATE (15-PERCENT) AND METHYLBENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE (12-PERCENT) IN PETROLATUM ALBUM, Hautarzt, 45(11), 1994, pp. 783-786
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Hautarzt → ACNP
ISSN journal
00178470
Volume
45
Issue
11
Year of publication
1994
Pages
783 - 786
Database
ISI
SICI code
0017-8470(1994)45:11<783:STTOCC>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A 19-year-old male patient with chronic cutaneous leishmania is was tr eated topically with paromomycin sulphate (15%) and methylbenzethonium chloride (12%) in petrolatum album. After application twice daily for two periods of 32 and 44 days the lesions were completely healed. Pre vious treatment for 9 months with ketoconazole (400 mg/day) together w ith the topical application of thiabendazole (2.5%) in base had been u nsuccessful. No major side effects were observed after paromomycin sul phate application.