Successful treatment of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum with posaconazole

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Apr;55(4):1774-6. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01498-10. Epub 2011 Jan 31.

Abstract

Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis is a widespread and potentially disfiguring protozoal infection that is endemic in the Mediterranean basin, Africa, and parts of Asia. Human infection is caused by several species of Leishmania parasites, such as Leishmania infantum. Available systemic and topical treatments vary in efficacy and are often unjustified due to their toxicity. We report on a case that was treated with posaconazole, a drug typically considered an antifungal agent but which also targets specific metabolic pathways of the parasite.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leishmania infantum / drug effects*
  • Leishmania infantum / genetics
  • Leishmania infantum / pathogenicity*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / drug therapy*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / genetics
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / parasitology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Triazoles / therapeutic use*
  • Trypanocidal Agents / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Triazoles
  • Trypanocidal Agents
  • posaconazole

Associated data

  • GENBANK/FR675940