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Cryotherapy in cases with leishmaniasis cutis
Author(s) -
Memişoǧlu Hamdi Rifal,
Kotogyan Agop,
Acar Mehmet Alpaslan,
Özpoyraz Metin,
Uzun Soner
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.1995.tb00276.x
Subject(s) - cryotherapy , medicine , cutis , scars , dermatology , cutaneous leishmaniasis , leishmaniasis , surgery , pathology
Aim/Objective To prove the effectiveness of cryotherapy in the treatment of leishmaniasis cutis in a large group of patients. Subjects Two hundred and sixty‐six lesions of 227 patients with leishmaniasis cutis. Methods Cryotherapy with a double freeze‐thaw cycle by a CS‐76 apparatus and liquid nitrogen. Results All lesions responded well with cosmetically acceptable scars. The recurrance rate was only 4%. Conclusion Cryotherapy is an effective method of treatment of leishmaniasis cutis.