Intralesional Antimony for Bolivian Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Intralesional injection of antimony has been used for L major from Iran with a modest cure rate \[56%: Asilian 2004\]. However, this therapeutic approach has been used for L braziliensis from Brazil, with an attractive cure rate after 3 months of 80% \[Oliveira-Neto 1997\]. Because intralesional Sb injections is the local therapy with the best reported cure rate for South American L braziliensis disease, the species that causes disease in Bolivia, this pilot study of local therapy for bolivian L braziliensis disease will evaluate intralesional Sb therapy.