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BALB/c mice were infected in the right hind footpad with promastigote forms of L. amazonensis in stationary phase of growth. Five weeks after infection, the treatments were started and the lesion sizes of BEL- and MAFP-treated animals were recorded (a and b, respectively), and the skin parasitism analyzed in the animals treated with BEL (c) and MAFP (d). *P<0.05 indicates significant differences when comparing the treated groups versus infected control group
