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Introduction Onychomycosis caused by non-dermatophyte molds (NDMs) have become more common in clinical practice, particularly in tropical and subtropical area. With worldwide prevalence as high as 10-24% for nail infection, more recent studies have focused on the treatment regimens for NDMs
Background:
Visceral leishmaniasis also known as kala-azar is a neglected tropical disease affecting the poorest of the poor living in the rural areas of Bangladesh, Nepal, India, South Sudan, Sudan and Brazil with an annual incidence of 500,000 new cases with 10% mortality. Since 2008, the first
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in the New World from approximately the US-Mexican border through Central America and the Northern part of South America down to the level of Rio de Janeiro.
Until recently, the standard treatment for the leishmaniases was pentavalent antimony (Glucantime or
Visceral Leishmaniasis, which is progressive and fatal if not treated, is an insidious, chronic disease that is characterized by irregular fever, anorexia, weight loss, cough, gross enlargement of the spleen and liver, mild anemia and emaciation. This may be preceded by rigors and vomiting. If
Combination therapy is now being used for many infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV. Combination therapy offers the potential of preventing drug resistance, because organisms resistant to one of the drugs may be susceptible to the other drug; and also the potential to diminish
Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Miltefosine for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Colombia Leishmaniasis is taking dramatic dimensions in Colombia, due to its rapid expansion, reemergence (which has made Colombia became in the second South American country in levels of annual incidence) the appearance
Leishmaniasis caused by at least 20 different species of Leishmania and transmitted by the bite of infected sand flies. Leishmaniasis is endemic in 88 countries, mostly developing ones. Leishmaniasis with an incidence rate of 1.5-2 million mostly cutaneous form, and 350 million population at risk is
BACKGROUND
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a worldwide disease that is endemic in 88 countries [1] . It is estimated that 1.5 million people suffer from CL annually and that more than 350 million are at risk of contracting the infection [2-4]. In America, 60,000 new cases of CL are reported annually