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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 8(3), 1959, pp. 342-345
Copyright © 1959 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Treatment of American Dermal Leishmaniasis with a Special Oral Dosage form of Tartar Emetic

Mark T. Hoekenga* AND Harold A. Tucker{dagger}

A special form of oral potassium antimony tartrate (prepared by The Upjohn Company) is absorbed from the gastro-intestinal tract and antimony is excreted in the urine. Approximately 23 mg of this potassium antimony tartrate have been taken by a normal adult three or four times daily for as long as 45 days, with no evidence of significant toxicity.

In three instances American dermal leishmaniasis due to L. brasiliensis was successfully treated with this preparation.


* Medical Superintendent, Chiriqui Land Company Hospital, Puerto Armuelles, Republic of Panamá.


{dagger} Department of Clinical Investigation, The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan.






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