Open AccessPost-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis - An Unusual Presentation
Author(s) -
Sharad Lakhanpal,
R K Pandhi,
Khaitan Bk
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
acta dermato-venereologica
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.982
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1651-2057
pISSN - 0001-5555
DOI - 10.1080/000155598443042
Subject(s) - erythema , medicine , dermatology , leishmaniasis , sodium stibogluconate , visceral leishmaniasis , cutaneous leishmaniasis , pathology
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.