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ReviewLasers in medical science2020

Application of laser for treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: a review of literature.

Amir Hossein Siadat, Azadeh Zolfaghari, Zabiholah Shahmoradi, Sheila Shariat, Karim Sohrabi

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Review in Lasers in medical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Heat therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis: A literature Review.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Amir Hossein SiadatSkin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Azadeh ZolfaghariSkin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. ms_a_zolfaghari@yahoo.com.
Zabiholah ShahmoradiSkin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Sheila ShariatSkin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Karim SohrabiIsfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major health problem in developing countries with high economic and health impact. Despite suggested treatment for CL, there is still no definite therapy for this infection, and many of these treatments are associated with serious local and systemic side effects. In the current paper, use of different laser types including continuous and fractional CO2, argon, PDL, erbium glass, and Nd:YAG have been reviewed. Based on our review, given the high reported efficacy and low side-effect profile, use of laser can be considered as a good alternative to standard treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Performing more studies using different types of lasers is recommended to evaluate the efficacy of this method for treatment of CL.

Indexed as

Laser TherapyFemaleHumansLasersLeishmaniasis, CutaneousTreatment OutcomeCutaneous leishmaniasisLaserTreatment

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PMID32333334

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