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Leishmaniasis Learning Center

Medicines called antimony-containing compounds are the main drugs used to treat leishmaniasis. These include:
Source:ADAM
Date:August 28, 2009
The treatment of choice for all forms of leishmaniasis is a type of drug containing the element antimony. These include sodium sitogluconate, and meglumin antimonate. When these types of drugs do not work, other medications with anti-protozoal act...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A splenectomy is the total or partial surgical removal of the spleen, an organ that is part of the lymphatic system.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Spleen removal (splenectomy) is surgery to remove a diseased or damaged spleen. This organ is in the upper part of your belly, on the left side. It helps your body fight germs and infections. It also helps filter your blood.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 23, 2009
Splenectomy is the surgical removal of the spleen, which is an organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen is a dark-purple, bean-shaped organ located in the upper left side of the abdomen, just behind the bottom of the rib cage. In adu...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Splenectomy is the surgical removal of the spleen, which is an organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen is a dark purple, bean-shaped organ located in the upper left side of the abdomen, just behind the bottom of the rib cage. In adu...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Plastic, cosmetic, and reconstructive surgery refers to a variety of operations performed in order to repair or restore body parts to look normal, or to change a body part to look better. These types of surgery are highly specialized. They are cha...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Plastic, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgery refers to a variety of operations performed in order to repair or restore body parts to look normal, or to change a body part to look better. These types of surgery are highly specialized. They are cha...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Reconstructive surgery is a type of plastic surgery. It is performed to reshape abnormal structures of the body to improve function and appearance. Reconstructive surgery is a different kind of plastic surgery than cosmetic surgery, which is perfo...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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