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A Case of Post Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis in India

  • Received : 2010.05.20
  • Accepted : 2010.05.30
  • Published : 2010.09.30
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Abstract

Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a rare disease. This is a solitary case report from Orissa, India. We describe a case of PKDL in a 55-year-old male who presented with multiple nodular lesions over face, trunk, and extremities. The patient had been to an endemic area of kala-azar and had a previous history of leishmaniasis. Fine needle aspiration cytology samples from skin nodules revealed Leishmania amastigotes.

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