Topical Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Israel, Part 2
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Abstract: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common form of leishmaniasis with global incidence of about 1.5 million cases annually. The disease is endemic in Israel and caused by two types, leishmania major and leishmania tropica. The two types of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Israel are not life threatening, but the multiple skin lesions developed from the contaminated sand fly bites cause significant damage to the quality of life for a few months in patients with leishmania major and sometimes for more than a year in patients with leishmania tropica. Topical treatment for this localized skin disease is very attractive although only one medication is registered in Israel (15% paromomycin +12% methylbenzethonium chloride ointment), which is for the topical treatment of “leishmania major.” Two significant disadvantages characterize this topical medication, 1) relatively low efficacy and 2) significant irritation and pain, which could result in failure of the registered treatment. This article (part 2 of a 3-part article), which also includes a compounded formulation, discusses the treatment option of paromomycin sulfate liposomal gel (free of the sensitizing methylbenzethonium chloride).
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Eyal Zur, BScPharm, RPh, MBA, cutaneous leishmaniasis, Israel, leishmania major, leishmania tropica, sand fly, topical preparations, paromomycin, methylbenzethonium, formulation, paraomomycin sulfate liposomal gel, parasitic infection, parasites, aminoglycoside antibiotic, antiparasitic agents
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DERMATOLOGY, EXCIPIENTS, FORMULATIONS, DOSAGE FORMS/DRUG CARRIERS, INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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