Para Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis: A Case Report

Md Moniruzzaman; S K Jakaria Been Sayeed; Md Abdur Rahim; Rashedul Hassan; Md Mujibur Rahman

doi:10.7759/cureus.33701

Para Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis: A Case Report

Cureus. 2023 Jan 12;15(1):e33701. doi: 10.7759/cureus.33701. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Md Moniruzzaman¹, S K Jakaria Been Sayeed¹, Md Abdur Rahim², Rashedul Hassan³, Md Mujibur Rahman⁴

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, National Institute of Neuro Sciences & Hospital, Dhaka, BGD.
² Internal Medicine, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, BGD.
³ Internal Medicine, Green Life Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, BGD.
⁴ Internal Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital, Dhaka, BGD.

Abstract

Rarely, post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) may coexist with visceral leishmaniasis (VL). The concomitant PKDL and VL are referred to as Para-kala-azar dermal Leishmaniasis. We report a case of Para kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in a chronic Hepatitis-B virus-infected patient who presented with an abdominal lump and multiple maculopapular skin lesions and is resistant to sodium stibogluconate but successfully treated with liposomal Amphotericin-B.

Keywords: leishmania donovani; liposomal amphotericin b; para kala-azar; post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis; visceral leishmaniasis.

Publication types

Case Reports