Treatment Flashcards
1
Q
What is the treatment for Leishmaniasis?
A
Miltefosine (FDA Approved for CL, ML/MCL, VL)
Amphotericin B (FDA Approved for VL)
2
Q
What is the treatment for African Sleeping Sickness?
A
T. brucei rhodesiense
1) Suramin 2) Melarsoprol
T. brucei gambiense
1) Suramin 2) Eflornithine
3
Q
What is the treatment for Chagas Disease?
A
Benznidazole
4
Q
What is the treatment for Toxoplasmosis?
A
1) Congenital - pyrimethamine + sulfadiazine + folinate
2) Pregnancy - before 18 weeks: spiramycin, after 18 weeks: pyrimethamine + sulfadiazine + folinic acid
3) HIV - TMP-SMX + dapsone + pyramethamine
4) Ocular - pyrimethamine + sulfadiazine + folinic acid
