1. A case of Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis.
- Author
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Ono H, Ghoreishi M, Yokozeki H, Katayama I, and Nishioka K
- Subjects
- Adult, Antimony Sodium Gluconate therapeutic use, Antiprotozoal Agents therapeutic use, Biopsy, Needle, Disease-Free Survival, Face, Female, Humans, Japan, Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous diagnosis, Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous drug therapy, Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous etiology, Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous pathology, Leishmaniasis, Visceral complications
- Abstract
Only a few cases of Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis have been reported in Japan, especially recently. We describe a case of a 32-year-old woman who developed rose-colored nodules on her forearms two years after Kala-azar. A skin biopsy specimen from a nodule revealed not only granulomatous changes but also many amastigotes of Leishmania donovani in macrophages. Rose-colored nodules were also distributed on her face and neck. Treatment with antimony compound was very effective.
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- 1998
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