Alternative drugs for leishmania

Allopurinol has also been reported to be efective (it is converted to a toxic metabolite by the amastigote form of the organism). with pentamidine and amphotericin B as back up agents Alternative agents include pentamidine, paromomycin, or miltefosine (for visceral leishmaniasis), fluconazole or metronidazole (for cutaneous lesions), and amphotericin B (for mucocutaneous leishmaniasis)