Topical Paromomycin for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Bolivia

Summary

This protocol will compare topical paromomycin to standard intralesional (IL) antimony (Sb) to placebo for L braziliensis in Bolivia.

Timeline

Start

2017-04-15

Primary completion

2018-03-18

Completion

2018-04-01

Publications

• Background Oliveira-Neto MP, Schubach A, Mattos M, da Costa SC, Pirmez C. Intralesional therapy of American cutaneous leishmaniasis with pentavalent antimony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil--an area of Leishmania (V.) braziliensis transmission. Int J Dermatol. 1997 Jun;36(6):463-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1997.00188.x.
• Background Vasconcellos Ede C, Pimentel MI, Schubach Ade O, de Oliveira Rde V, Azeredo-Coutinho RB, Silva Fda C, Salgueiro Mde M, Moreira JS, Madeira Mde F, Baptista C, Valete-Rosalino CM. Intralesional meglumine antimoniate for treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis patients with contraindication to systemic therapy from Rio de Janeiro (2000 to 2006). Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Aug;87(2):257-60. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0612.
• Background Soto J, Rojas E, Guzman M, Verduguez A, Nena W, Maldonado M, Cruz M, Gracia L, Villarroel D, Alavi I, Toledo J, Berman J. Intralesional antimony for single lesions of bolivian cutaneous leishmaniasis. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 May;56(9):1255-60. doi: 10.1093/cid/cit049. Epub 2013 Feb 6.
• Background Soto J, Paz D, Rivero D, Soto P, Quispe J, Toledo J, Berman J. Intralesional Pentamidine: A Novel Therapy for Single Lesions of Bolivian Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Apr;94(4):852-6. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0640. Epub 2016 Feb 22.
• Background Ben Salah A, Ben Messaoud N, Guedri E, Zaatour A, Ben Alaya N, Bettaieb J, Gharbi A, Belhadj Hamida N, Boukthir A, Chlif S, Abdelhamid K, El Ahmadi Z, Louzir H, Mokni M, Morizot G, Buffet P, Smith PL, Kopydlowski KM, Kreishman-Deitrick M, Smith KS, Nielsen CJ, Ullman DR, Norwood JA, Thorne GD, McCarthy WF, Adams RC, Rice RM, Tang D, Berman J, Ransom J, Magill AJ, Grogl M. Topical paromomycin with or without gentamicin for cutaneous leishmaniasis. N Engl J Med. 2013 Feb 7;368(6):524-32. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1202657.
• Soto J, Soto P, Ajata A, Luque C, Tintaya C, Paz D, Rivero D, Berman J. Topical 15% Paromomycin-Aquaphilic for Bolivian Leishmania braziliensis Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Feb 15;68(5):844-849. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy619.

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