Clinico-epidemiological profiles of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in Varanasi.
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1989-09-01
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Twenty-seven cases of Post Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis (P. K. D. L.) were detected in an endemic focus of Kala-azar in Sujabad village in Varanasi Distt. Male-Female ratio of cases was 4.4:1. Majority (66.6 per cent) of cases had macular lesions. Histopathology of one case showed Leishmania donovani (L. D.) bodies. Densities of sand fly were more in pockets where P. K. D. L. cases were detected. All the 13 cases, which were treated with sodium antimony gluconate, responded well to therapy.
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Rai RN, Kumar M, Srivastava A, Joshi RD, Asthana AK, Tripathi VC, Dutta KK. Clinico-epidemiological profiles of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in Varanasi. Journal of Communicable Diseases. 1989 Sep; 21(3): 214-7