Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL): the first case report from Nepal

P Karki; S Koirala; S C Parija; M Sethi; M L Das

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL): the first case report from Nepal

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2003 Mar;34(1):22-3.

Authors

P Karki¹, S Koirala, S C Parija, M Sethi, M L Das

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. [email protected]

PMID: 12971510

Abstract

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is condition characterized by non-ulcerative lesions of the skin caused by Leishmania donovani that is usually seen after the completion of treatment of kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis). We document the first case report of PKDL in Nepal.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antimony Sodium Gluconate / therapeutic use
Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / drug therapy
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / etiology*
Leishmaniasis, Visceral / complications*
Nepal

Substances

Antiprotozoal Agents
Antimony Sodium Gluconate