Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis--an unusual presentation.
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis can present as hypopigmented macules, erythematous to skin-coloured papules, nodules and photosensitive butterfly erythema on the face. We present a patient with disseminated annular lesions of post-kala-azar dermal leishamaniasis. The patient was treated with daily intravenous injections of sodium antimony gluconate for 120 days at a dose of 20 mg/kg body weight with complete clearance of lesions.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
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Lakhanpal
R K
RK
Pandhi
B K
BK
Khaitan
D000328:Adult; D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate