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SUBMITTER: Valencia BM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3642052 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Valencia Braulio M BM Miller David D Witzig Richard S RS Boggild Andrea K AK Llanos-Cuentas Alejandro A
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20130502 5
Thermotherapy is an accepted alternative therapy for new-world cutaneous leishmaniasis, but current heat-delivery modalities are too costly to be made widely available to endemic populations. We adapted a low-cost heat pack named the HECT-CL device that delivers safe, reliable, and renewable conduction heat. 25 patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis completed treatment with the device at an initial temperature of 52°C ± 2°C for 3 minutes to each lesion, repeated daily for 7 days, and were followe ...[more]