PMID: 9649686Jul 3, 1998Paper

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis

European Journal of Dermatology : EJD
S BaghestaniP V Kumar

Abstract

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis is a dermatosis which was described during the first quarter of this century. Most cases reported are from the Indian subcontinent and certain parts of Africa. The disease generally follows an attack of kala-azar, usually a few months to several years after the visceral disease has healed. The clinical picture is variable. In this report, we present a case of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in a 5-year-old Iranian boy who presented with multiple, asymptomatic, erythematous papules on his trunk and extremities and a brownish, figurate discoloration on his lower extremities, 4 years after an attack of kala-azar which was completely cured. Histopathological examination of one of the biopsied papules revealed multiple Leishman bodies. The patient was successfully treated with a pentavalent antimonial compound.

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