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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Treatment of Complex Cutaneous Leishmaniasis with Liposomal Amphotericin B.

Maria Ubals, Pau Bosch-Nicolau, Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá, Fernando Salvador, Gloria Aparicio-Español, Elena Sulleiro, Aroa Silgado, Antoni Soriano-Arandes, Maria Espiau, Berta Ferrer and 4 more

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria UbalsDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1394-197X
Pau Bosch-NicolauDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, PROSICS Barcelona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7435-1829
Adrián Sánchez-MontalváDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, PROSICS Barcelona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2194-5447
Fernando SalvadorDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, PROSICS Barcelona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Gloria Aparicio-EspañolDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Elena SulleiroDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, PROSICS Barcelona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9783-6060
Aroa SilgadoDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, PROSICS Barcelona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Antoni Soriano-ArandesDepartment of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9613-7228
Maria EspiauDepartment of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9697-7649
Berta FerrerDepartment of Pathology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Diana PouTropical Medicine and International Health Unit, Drassanes-Vall d'Hebron, PROSICS Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0230-6241
Begoña TreviñoTropical Medicine and International Health Unit, Drassanes-Vall d'Hebron, PROSICS Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4633-8288
Israel MolinaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, PROSICS Barcelona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Vicente García-PatosDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1654-6035
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ESVall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is no consensus for the best treatment of complex cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). We aimed to describe a cohort of CL, focusing on liposomal amphotericin B (L-AmB) treatment outcome.

methodsWe performed a retrospective study in Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (Barcelona, Spain). All patients with parasitologically proven CL diagnosed from 2012 to 2018 were included.

resultsThe analysis included 41 patients with CL. The median age was 39 years (IQR 12- 66); 12 (29%) were children, and 29 (71%) were men. Regarding treatment, 24 (59%) received local treatment, whereas 17 (41%) had complex CL and were offered intravenous systemic treatment. Sixteen patients received L-AmB; eight (50%) had adverse events, and three (19%) discontinued treatment for safety reasons. All cases were considered cured within the first year post-treatment.

conclusionsL-AmB for complex CL showed no treatment failures, offering an alternative treatment option for patients with complex CL. Clinicians should pay close attention to the potential adverse events of L-AmB and adopt an active drug safety surveillance scheme to rapidly detect reversible side effects.

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complex cutaneous leishmaniasiscutaneous leishmaniasisleishmanialiposomal amphotericin Bsystemic therapy

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PMID34684202
PMCPMC8537943
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