Juima Mohamed Saleh Elhadar
2Al-Khums Teaching Hospital, Libya
Title: Evaluating the efficacy of the cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment in Al-Mergheb, Libya
Biography
Biography: Juima Mohamed Saleh Elhadar
Abstract
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a parasitic disease which is endemic in the Mediterranean region, including Libya and it is considered as main public health problem. Treatment of CL now a day's become a challenge to the scientists over the world. Pentostam has clinical efficacy against CL. Because of the limited data on the treatments used for CL in addition to undesirable side effects, there has been a demand for alternative therapies for CL. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the used remedy regime to treat the CL patients in Libya. We found that local and systemic Pentostam for CL are useful and well tolerated. Combination of local Pentostam and cryotherapy improved the chances of rapid healing of lesions. Because some of the CL lesions heal spontaneously without treatment, decisions regarding additional therapy that heal lesions faster and prevent relapse must be taken into consideration. Therefore, we believe that further clinical studies needs to be conducted with cryotherapy in combination with other local medication.