Corneal complications following Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis treatment.

• Main Authors: Shomik Maruf (Author), Proggananda Nath (Author), Muhammad Rafiqul Islam (Author), Fatima Aktar (Author), Azim Anuwarul (Author), Dinesh Mondal (Author), Ariful Basher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a sequel of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL). The patients act as a reservoir for the causative parasite (i.e. Leishmania donovani) and thus should be diagnosed and treated with the utmost urgency to prevent the transmission of the disease. In this study, we...