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Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in visceral leishmaniasis-endemic communities in Bihar, India
Rudra Pratap Singh1, Albert Picado, Shahnawaz Alam
1Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Abstract:
We assessed the prevalence of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL), a late cutaneous manifestation of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), in 16 VL-endemic communities in Bihar, India. The prevalence of confirmed PKDL cases was 4.4 per 10 000 individuals and 7.8 if probable cases were also considered. The clinical history and treatment of the post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis cases are discussed.
