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Researchers discover way to predict treatment success for parasitic skin disease

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Researchers discover way to predict treatment success for parasitic skin disease.

Nearly one million people worldwide are plagued annually by cutaneous leishmaniasis, a devastating skin infection caused by the Leishmania parasite.

The standard drug used to treat the disease typically fails in about 40-70% of patients it is administered to.

Story Source: Journal Reference: - María Adelaida Gómez, Ashton Trey Belew , Deninson Alejandro Vargas , Lina Giraldo-Parra , Neal Alexander , David E. Rebellón-Sánchez , Theresa A. Alexander , Najib M. El-Sayed . Innate biosignature of treatment failure in human cutaneous leishmaniasis. Nature Communications , 2025 ; 16 ( 1 ) DOI: 10.1038 /s41467-025-58330-3 Cite This Page:.

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