Open AccessPost-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis developing in miltefosine-treated visceral leishmaniasis
Author(s) -
Sankha Koley,
Rajesh Kumar Mandal,
Sanjiv Choudhary,
Arghya Bandyopadhyay
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.110848
Subject(s) - miltefosine , visceral leishmaniasis , medicine , leishmaniasis , dermatology , leishmania donovani , immunology
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is an unusual dermatosis occurring following an attack of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). There are only few reports of PKDL after successful treatment with miltefosine. We report two cases of PKDL that developed after successful treatment of VL with miltefosine