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Treatments for Leishmaniasis

Treatments for Leishmaniasis

The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Leishmaniasis includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

• Sodium stibogluconate
• Meglumine antimonite
• Amphotericin B
• Liposomal amphotericin B
• Pentamidine
• Paromomycin

Leishmaniasis: Is the Diagnosis Correct?

The first step in getting correct treatment is to get a correct diagnosis. Differential diagnosis list for Leishmaniasis may include:

• Leukaemia
• lymphoma
• cirrhosis
• tuberculosis
• histoplasmosis
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Leishmaniasis: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Mental Health Specialists:
  • Psychiatry (Mental Health)
  • Addiction Psychiatry
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  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior Specialist)
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
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Latest treatments for Leishmaniasis:

The following are some of the latest treatments for Leishmaniasis:

• Sodium antimony
• Meglumine antimonate
• Allopurinol
• Amphotericin B
• Pentamidine
• Miltefosine
• Paromomycin
• Adjunctive splenectomy
• Reconstructive surgery

Hospital statistics for Leishmaniasis:

These medical statistics relate to hospitals, hospitalization and Leishmaniasis:

• 0.0005% (59) of hospital consultant episodes were for leishmaniasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 95% of hospital consultant episodes for leishmaniasis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 80% of hospital consultant episodes for leishmaniasis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 20% of hospital consultant episodes for leishmaniasis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 59% of hospital consultant episodes for leishmaniasis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more hospital information...»

Hospitals & Medical Clinics: Leishmaniasis

Research quality ratings and patient incidents/safety measures for hospitals and medical facilities in specialties related to Leishmaniasis:

• Mental Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Treatment Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Leishmaniasis, on hospital and medical facility performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Discussion of treatments for Leishmaniasis:

Your health care provider can talk with CDC staff about whether your case of leishmaniasis should be treated, and, if so, how. Most people who have cutaneous leishmaniasis do not need to be hospitalized during their treatment. (Source: excerpt from Leishmania Infection: DPD)

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