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METRONIDAZOLE IN THE TREATMENT OF TROPICAL PHAGEDENIC ULCERS
Author(s) -
YESUDIAN PATRICK,
TMAMBIAH ARTHUR S.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1979.tb05016.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metronidazole , tropical disease , neglected tropical diseases , drug , antibiotics , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , disease , biology
In an uncontrolled preliminary trial, metroidazole administered orally to 30 patients was effective in resolving tropical phagedenic ulcers within a period of one to two weeks. The of this drug indicates the important role played by fusospirochetes in Causing tropical ulcers.