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2016•American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneOpen access

Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis Without Previous History of Visceral Leishmaniasis

Md Golam Hasnain, Mohammad Sohel Shomik, Prakash Ghosh, Mamunur Rashid, Shakhawat Hossain, Shinjiro Hamano, Dinesh Mondal

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Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) without previous visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a rare dermatological manifestation of Leishmania infection. To date, most of the reported cases neither showed parasitological confirmation nor explained the outcome of treatment. Herein, we report three confirmed cases that were were successfully cured after miltefosine treatment.

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Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) without previous visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a rare dermatological manifestation of Leishmania infection. To date, most of the reported cases neither showed parasitological confirmation nor explained the outcome of treatment. Herein, we report three confirmed cases that were were successfully cured after miltefosine treatment.

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Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) without previous visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a rare dermatological manifestation of Leishmania infection. To date, most of the reported cases neither showed parasitological confirmation nor explained the outcome of treatment. Herein, we report three confirmed cases that were were successfully cured after miltefosine treatment.

Key concepts: Visceral leishmaniasis, Leishmaniasis, Protozoal disease, Leishmania donovani, Medicine, Dermatology, Pathology, Malaria

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