Atypical post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis with "muzzle area" swelling

A 50-year-old male presented with recurrent swelling of the muzzle area of the face with history of low-grade intermittent fever of 3 year duration managed variously with antibiotics, systemic steroids, and antituberculous therapy. Skin biopsy revealed a granulomatous infiltration negative for acid-...

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Published inIndian journal of dermatology Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 88 - 90
Main Authors Arora, Sandeep, Bal, Arvinder Singh, Baveja, Sukriti, Sood, Aradhana, Rathi, Khushi Ram, Patil, Pradeep
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2015
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Biopsy
Case Report
Case studies
Leishmaniasis
Medical treatment
Post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis
Rare diseases
rK39 leishmania antigen
Rosacea
Skin diseases
sodium stibogluconate
India
Brazil
sodium stibogluconate
Post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis
rK39 leishmania antigen
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Summary:A 50-year-old male presented with recurrent swelling of the muzzle area of the face with history of low-grade intermittent fever of 3 year duration managed variously with antibiotics, systemic steroids, and antituberculous therapy. Skin biopsy revealed a granulomatous infiltration negative for acid-fast bacilli and leishmania donovan bodies. Immunochromatography test for rK 39 antigen and polymerase chain reaction for leishmania was positive. He was diagnosed as a case of post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis, managed with injection sodium stibogluconate and followed-up thereafter.
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ISSN:0019-5154
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/0019-5154.147809