Oral fluconazole treatment for extensive cutaneous leishmaniasis in an 11-year-old child

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Nov;25(11):1083-4. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000242968.36675.64.

Abstract

We report an 11-year-old girl with a 3-month history of extended cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major. Oral fluconazole treatment resulted in complete resolution. This result suggests that oral fluconazole might be an alternative to pentavalent antimony in cutaneous lesions of L. major.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Fluconazole / administration & dosage*
  • Fluconazole / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Leishmania major / drug effects*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / drug therapy*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / parasitology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Fluconazole