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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Dorsal Skin of Hamsters: a Useful Model for the Screening of Antileishmanial Drugs
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[(TREATMENT FOR CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS: HISTORICAL ASPECTS)]

Yu K Kuznetsova, Yang Janshun

    Meditsinskaia Parazitologiia I Parazitarnye Bolezni
    |February 6, 2019
    PubMed
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    Traditional healers used varied treatments for cutaneous leishmaniasis with some success. Modern medicine still faces challenges due to a lack of specific drugs for this skin disease.

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