Visceral leishmaniasis with concomittant post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis responds to oral sitamaquine: case report.
We report a rare case of visceral leishmanisis with concomitant post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis as the initial presentation in a female patient from Baringo district, Rift valley province, Kenya.
Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, P.O. Box 54840, Nairobi, Kenya.
J
J
Mbui
R
R
Rashid
H
H
Lodenyo
P
P
Nyakundi
R
R
Kipmutai
G
G
Mutuma
G
G
Kirigi
D
D
Kinoti
M
M
Wasunna
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000634:Aminoquinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000634:Aminoquinolines; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; C080436:8-aminoquinoline