Clinical Trial: Intralesional Voriconazole, or Intralesional Cryotherapy, or Oral Doxycycline in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Efficacy of Intralesional Voriconazole Versus Intralesional Cryotherapy Versus Intralesional Sodium Stibogluconate Versus Oral Doxycycline in the Treatment of Acute Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Brief Summary:
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease caused by obligate, intracellular protozoa of the genus Leishmania and transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies.It is found mostly in tropical and subtropical areas then it has spread into southern Europe.Increased international travel and immigration have led to an increased diagnosis of leishmaniasis cases in nonendemic areas (Kollipara et al., 2016).Foci of CL, caused by L. ma¬jor, occur in Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Pakistan, Saudi…
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