title: Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in a patient treated with injectable paromomycin for visceral leishmaniasis in India.
abstract: Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a skin manifestation that usually develops after treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a major public health problem in India. The diagnosis and management of PKDL is complex. This is the first case report from India in which PKDL occurred after paromomycin treatment for VL in an Indian patient.
authors.affiliation: Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (Indian Council of Medical Research), Agamkuan, Patna, Bihar, India. drkrishnapandey@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: V N R
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Dharmendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Sushmita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bimal
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Topno
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007893:Leishmania donovani; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D010303:Paromomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D055502:Secondary Prevention
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D010303:Paromomycin