Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Existing gold-based drug is toxic to 'Baghdad boil' infection
A protozoan parasite that causes unhealing, potentially disfiguring skin sores appears to have a weakness for gold.
Feb 24, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Human neutrophil peptide-1: A new anti-leishmanial drug candidate
Leishmaniasis is a vector borne disease caused by different Leishmania species with different clinical manifestations. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic and widespread especially among young individuals in Iran. Currently ...
Oct 17, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotic cream has high cure rate, few side effects in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis
An international collaboration of researchers from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), Tunisia and France has demonstrated a high cure rate and remarkably few side effects in treating patients with ...
Feb 6, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Social media helps diagnose parasitic disease in teen travelers
A new report details how physicians and patients used social media to help diagnose cutaneous leishmaniasis in a group of teens who traveled on a youth adventure trip to Israel. Their posts quickly brought the cluster to ...
Aug 2, 2016
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