Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania braziliensis or Leishmania peruviana

Clinical Scenario

This protocol covers cutaneous leishmaniasis specifically caused by Leishmania braziliensis or Leishmania peruviana — two genetically closely related species that share a common treatment framework.

L. braziliensis L. peruviana
Treatment Approach — Overview

For lesions that meet specific clinical eligibility criteria, local treatment modalities are available as a first-line option.

The full protocol specifies which modalities apply, the relevant eligibility thresholds, and how they are sequenced — details that go beyond what is summarised here.

Goal: Complete reepithelialization of the cutaneous lesion
Instant Access to Structured Evidence-Based Regimens

References

DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12089

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