American tegumentary leishmaniasis in older adults: 44 cases treated with an intermittent low-dose antimonial schedule in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Mar;58(3):614-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02747.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / adverse effects
  • Brazil
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Meglumine / administration & dosage*
  • Meglumine / adverse effects
  • Meglumine Antimoniate
  • Middle Aged
  • Organometallic Compounds / administration & dosage*
  • Organometallic Compounds / adverse effects

Substances

  • Antiprotozoal Agents
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Meglumine
  • Meglumine Antimoniate