A single session of heat therapy using the ThermoMed device appears to be as effective as a 10-day intravenous course of sodium stibogluconate for the treatment of Leishmania major skin lesions, according to a new study. The randomized treatment trial involved 56 military personnel who contracted L. major while serving in Iraq.
Heat therapy shown effective in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis among US soldiers in Iraq
March 14th, 2010 by Newspublichealth.com
Leave a Reply
Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.