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Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL): the first case report from Nepal
P Karki1, S Koirala, S C Parija
1Department of Medicine, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. prahladkarki@hotmail.com
The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
|September 16, 2003
Abstract:
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is condition characterized by non-ulcerative lesions of the skin caused by Leishmania donovani that is usually seen after the completion of treatment of kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis). We document the first case report of PKDL in Nepal.