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JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE
卷 28, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taab065
关键词
Mucosal leishmaniasis; cutaneous leishmaniasis; amphotericin; meglumine antimoniate; sodium stibogluconate; miltefosine
资金
- Ministry of Education, University and Research (Italy)
A systematic review on the efficacy and safety of pentamidine isethionate for human tegumentary and visceral leishmaniasis treatment found similar cure rates to first-line drugs with fewer severe and irreversible adverse effects, making it a potential alternative for patients who fail to respond to or tolerate other medications.
Rationale for Review: We performed a systematic review of the literature to investigate the efficacy and safety of pentamidine isethionate for the treatment of human tegumentary and visceral leishmaniasis. Key findings: A total of 616 papers were evaluated, and 88 studies reporting data on 3108 cases of leishmaniasis (2082 patients with tegumentary leishmaniasis and 1026 with visceral leishmaniasis) were finally included. The majority of available studies were on New World cutaneous leishmaniasis and visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani. At the same time, few data are available for Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis, mucosal leishmaniasis, and visceral leishmaniasis caused by L. infantum. Pooled cure rate for tegumentary leishmaniasis was 78.8% (CI 95%, 76.9-80.6%) and 92.7% (CI 95%, 88.3-97.1%) according to controlled randomized trial and observational studies and case report and case series respectively. Pooled cure rate for visceral leishmaniasis was 84.8% (CI 95%, 82.6-87.1%) and 90.7% (CI 95%, 84.1-97.3%) according to controlled randomized trial and observational studies and case report and case series, respectively. Comparable cure rate was observed in recurrent and refractory cases of visceral leishmaniasis. Concerning the safety profile, among about 2000 treated subjects with some available information, the most relevant side effects were six cases of arrhythmia (including four cases of fatal ventricular fibrillation), 20 cases of irreversible diabetes, 26 cases of muscular aseptic abscess following intramuscular administration. Conclusions/recommendations: Pentamidine isethionate is associated with a similar cure rate of the first-line anti-leishmanial drugs. Severe and irreversible adverse effect appear to be rare. The drug may still have a role in the treatment of any form of human leishmaniasis when the first-line option has failed or in patients who cannot tolerate other drugs also in the setting of travel medicine. In difficult cases, the drug can also be considered as a component of a combination treatment regimen.
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