Evaluation the efficacy in healing from cutaneous leishmaniasis by intraregional injection of metronidazole solution with acetylsalicylic acid topically (pads)
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The cross sectional study was determined the efficaciousness of healing from oriental sore by intraregional injection of metronidazole with applying acetylsalicylic acid pads. The study was performed on 85 patients in age between 2-18 years (forty males and forty five females) in Tikrit city from March 2016 until August 2018, The cure rate was 77.64%.
The study showed the marked improvement the lesions. Scaring was minimal or absent following healing of treated lesions. The only side effect of treatment result localized pain and sometime reaction at web site of injection.
The study showed that the highest cure rate at age 6-10 years was 85% and at the age of 11 - 18 years the cure rate was 80% and at the age of 2-5 years, the cure rate was 66.6%.
This study was recorded the analysis of the healing from lesion in cutaneous leishmaniasis following administration of intraregional injection of metronidazole solution with applying acetylsalicylic acid pads is significant.
The aim of the current study has evaluated the efficaciousness of intraregional metronidazole injection with acetylsalicylic acid locally for healing of lesion from oriental sore.
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