Prague Med. Rep. 2012, 113, 105-118

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2015.26

Topical Treatment Modalities for Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Review

R. Alavi-Naini1, Asghar Fazaeli2, T. O'Dempsey3

1Research Centre for Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
2Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Zanjan, Iran
3Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK

Received October 6, 2011
Accepted April 11, 2012

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