Successful treatment of feline leishmaniosis using a combination of allopurinol and N-methyl-glucamine antimoniate

Successful treatment of feline leishmaniosis using a combination of allopurinol and N-methyl-glucamine antimoniate

CASE SUMMARY This work describes the diagnosis and successful treatment of a 2-year-old domestic cat infected with Leishmania species and presenting fever, and ulcerative and nodular skin lesions after being treated for pyodermatitis for 1 year without clinical improvement. After anamnesis the cat was submitted to a complete clinical examination. Blood was collected for determination of haemato...

Treatment of Kala-Azar with Methyl Glucamine Antimoniate

a pentavalent antimony compound with the formula Sb.O-H, C7H170-N, containing 28.35 per cent of antimony. The compound makes a stable watery solution and is supplied in ampoules as a 30 per cent solution. Methyl glucamine antimoniate (MGA) is reported to be of a very low toxicity, the m.l.d. being 30 mg. per 20 gm. white mouse or about 1.5 gm. per kilo. It was found to possess curative action i...

Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with combination of allopurinol and low dose of meglumine antimoniate

cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the most prevalent endemic disease in Isfahan which is also hyperendemic in other parts of Iran.different treatment have been suddested for cutaneous Ieihmaniasis is glucantim and pentostam,however these drugs have significant side effects and can only be used intravenously.allopurinol is one of the oral medicines suggested for the treatment of cutaneous leishm...

etiology, significance, diagnosis and treatment of bruxiam

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Urinary Excretion of Antimony after Administration of Methyl Glucamine Antimoniate. Preliminary Observations