STL Volume 8 Number 2
Drug Treatments for Skin Disease Introduced in 2002
An overview and update of skin conditions and treatments introduced in 2002: Quick overview of drug name, indications and regulatory status
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis of the Old World
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a vector-borne protozoal infection of the skin. Several species of Leishmania cause this disease in the Old World. It is manifested as chronic nodular to ulcerative lesions of the skin, which last for many months and may be disfiguring. They eventually heal leaving a scar.
