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Eflornithine. Eflornithine, sold under the brand name Vaniqa among others, is a medication used to treat African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) and excessive hair growth on the face in women. [1][3][4] Specifically it is used for the second stage of sleeping sickness caused by T. b. gambiense and may be used with nifurtimox. [3][5] It is ...
Hair removal is the deliberate removal of body hair or head hair. This process is also known as epilatio or depilation. Hair is a common feature of the human body, exhibiting considerable variation in thickness and length across different populations. Hair becomes more visible during and after puberty. Additionally, men typically exhibit ...
Melarsoprol is an arsenic -containing medication used for the treatment of sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis). [1] It is specifically used for second-stage disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense when the central nervous system is involved. [1] For Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, eflornithine or fexinidazole is usually preferred ...
Nifurtimox, sold under the brand name Lampit, is a medication used to treat Chagas disease and sleeping sickness. [2][4] For sleeping sickness it is used together with eflornithine in nifurtimox-eflornithine combination treatment. [4] In Chagas disease it is a second-line option to benznidazole. [5] It is given by mouth.
Eflornithine irreversible inhibits ornithine decarboxylase which is an important enzyme involved in hair growth. [5] Elfornithine does not remove hair through epilation or depilation but rather slows hair growths. Some side effects of eflornithine cream include acne, folliculitis, stinging or burning, skin irritation, redness, itching, and ...
A treatment regimen known as nifurtimox-eflornithine combination treatment (NECT) is used in second stage gambiense African trypanosomiasis throughout Africa where the disease is endemic. [4] The regimen involves slow infusion of 400 mg of eflornithine every 12 hours for 7 days combined with 15 mg/kg of nifurtimox orally three times a day for ...
What to expect after getting your filler dissolved. “Patients can expect mild to moderate pain and swelling for a few days after the dissolving treatment,” says Dr. Sung. It’s possible to ...
Hirsutism is excessive body hair on parts of the body where hair is normally absent or minimal. The word is from early 17th century: from Latin hirsutus meaning "hairy". [2] It usually refers to a male pattern of hair growth in a female that may be a sign of a more serious medical condition, [3] especially if it develops well after puberty. [4]