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SUBMITTER: Topno RK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7089400 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Topno Roshan Kamal RK Rabi Das Vidya Nand VN Kumar Maneesh M Madhukar Major M Pandey Krishna K Verma Neena N Agrawal Kanhaiya K Lal Chandra Shekhar CS Siddiqui Niyamat Ali NA Bimal Sanjiva S Das Pradeep P
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20200323 3
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is clinical outcome of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and is thought to be the potential reservoir of parasite. Miltefosine (MF) is the only oral drug existing for treatment of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL). Increased miltefosine tolerance in clinical isolates of Leishmania donovani has been reported and is one of the major concerns in the treatment of PKDL. Here, we report a highly ulcerated PKDL case that was successfully cured after miltefo ...[more]