Post Kala-Azar dermal leishmaniasis following treatment with 20 mg/kg liposomal amphotericin B (Ambisome) for primary visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India.

• Autori principali: Sakib Burza (Autore), Prabhat Kumar Sinha (Autore), Raman Mahajan (Autore), Marta González Sanz (Autore), María Angeles Lima (Autore), Gaurab Mitra (Autore), Neena Verma (Autore), Pradeep Das (Autore)
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• Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: The skin disorder Post Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL) occurs in up to 10% of patients treated for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in India. The pathogenesis of PKDL is not yet fully understood. Cases have been reported in India following therapy with most available treatments, but rar...