Chronic Arsenic Exposure and Risk of Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis Development in India: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

• Main Authors: Sushmita Das (Author), Rakesh Mandal (Author), Vidya Nand Rabidas (Author), Neena Verma (Author), Krishna Pandey (Author), Ashok Kumar Ghosh (Author), Sreekant Kesari (Author), Ashish Kumar (Author), Bidyut Purkait (Author), Chandra Sekhar Lal (Author), Pradeep Das (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), with the squeal of Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL), is a global threat for health. Studies have shown sodium stibogluconate (SSG) resistance in VL patients with chronic arsenic exposure. Here, we assessed the association between arsenic exposure and...