Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis developing in miltefosine-treated visceral leishmaniasis

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is an unusual dermatosis occurring following an attack of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). There are only few reports of PKDL after successful treatment with miltefosine. We report two cases of PKDL that developed after successful treatment of VL with miltefosi...

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Main Authors: Sankha Koley, Rajesh Kumar Mandal, Sanjiv Choudhary, Arghya Bandyopadhyay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=3;spage=241;epage=241;aulast=Koley
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author Sankha Koley
Rajesh Kumar Mandal
Sanjiv Choudhary
Arghya Bandyopadhyay
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description Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is an unusual dermatosis occurring following an attack of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). There are only few reports of PKDL after successful treatment with miltefosine. We report two cases of PKDL that developed after successful treatment of VL with miltefosine.
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spelling doaj.art-f9afe5d21fff420cbab500a1597790622022-12-21T23:00:01ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51541998-36112013-01-0158324124110.4103/0019-5154.110848Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis developing in miltefosine-treated visceral leishmaniasisSankha KoleyRajesh Kumar MandalSanjiv ChoudharyArghya BandyopadhyayPost-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is an unusual dermatosis occurring following an attack of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). There are only few reports of PKDL after successful treatment with miltefosine. We report two cases of PKDL that developed after successful treatment of VL with miltefosine.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=3;spage=241;epage=241;aulast=KoleyMiltefosinepost-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasisvisceral leishmaniasis
spellingShingle Sankha Koley
Rajesh Kumar Mandal
Sanjiv Choudhary
Arghya Bandyopadhyay
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis developing in miltefosine-treated visceral leishmaniasis
Indian Journal of Dermatology
Miltefosine
post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
visceral leishmaniasis
title Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis developing in miltefosine-treated visceral leishmaniasis
title_full Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis developing in miltefosine-treated visceral leishmaniasis
title_fullStr Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis developing in miltefosine-treated visceral leishmaniasis
title_full_unstemmed Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis developing in miltefosine-treated visceral leishmaniasis
title_short Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis developing in miltefosine-treated visceral leishmaniasis
title_sort post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis developing in miltefosine treated visceral leishmaniasis
topic Miltefosine
post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
visceral leishmaniasis
url http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=3;spage=241;epage=241;aulast=Koley
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