Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis--An Unusual Presentation.

Authors

  • S Lakhanpal
  • RK Pandhi
  • BK. Khaitan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1080/000155598443042

Abstract

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis can present as hypopigmented macules;erythematous to skin-coloured papules;nodules and photosensitive butterfly erythema on the face. We present a patient with disseminated annular lesions of post-kala-azar dermal leishamaniasis. The patient was treated with daily intravenous injections of sodium antimony gluconate for 120 days at a dose of 20 mg/kg body weight with complete clearance of lesions.

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Published

1998-10-21

How to Cite

Lakhanpal, S., Pandhi, R., & Khaitan, B. (1998). Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis--An Unusual Presentation. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 78(5), 353–354. https://doi.org/10.1080/000155598443042

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