TY - JOUR AU - López, Liliana AU - Robayo, Martha AU - Vargas, Margarita AU - Vélez, Iván D. PY - 2012 DA - 2012/05/17 TI - Thermotherapy. An alternative for the treatment of American cutaneous leishmaniasis. JO - Trials SP - 58 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - Pentavalent antimonials (Sb5) and miltefosine are the first-line drugs for treating cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia; however, toxicity and treatment duration negatively impact compliance and cost, justifying an active search for better therapeutic options. We compared the efficacy and safety of thermotherapy and m eglumine antimoniate for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia. SN - 1745-6215 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-13-58 DO - 10.1186/1745-6215-13-58 ID - López2012 ER -