Post-Kala-Azar-dermal-leishmaniasis: an unusual presentation from Uttarachal (a non-endemic hilly region of India).
A 26-year-old male resident of Uttaranchal had a single large, erythematous, indurated verrucous plaque on chin of 1 year duration. He had suffered from visceral leishmaniasis 4-years back for which he was treated with injection sodium antimony gluconate (SAG) i.m. OD for 20 days. He had never been to regions endemic for kala-czar (KA) or post-kala-azar-dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL). Skin biopsy showed chronic granulomatous inflammation in the dermis. Giemsa stain revealed LD bodies inside the macrophages. The patient was treated successfully with injection SAG 20 mg/kg parenterally for 60 days. To the best of our knowledge, this is probably the first case of PKDL from the hills of Uttaranchal.
Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Jolly Grant, Dehradun-248 140, Uttaranchal, India. lovjosh@yahoo.com
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