Post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis and leprosy prevalence and distribution in the Muzaffarpur health and demographic surveillance site.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Epco Hasker, Paritosh Malaviya, Vivek Kumar Scholar, Pieter de Koning, Om Prakash Singh, Sangeeta Kansal, Kristien Cloots, Marleen Boelaert, Shyam Sundar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Azar
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007798; https://doaj.org/article/bd3ca16facfa4354a1639cd4e0d54cbc

Introduction Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a skin manifestation that is a late clinical outcome of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Its presentation is similar to leprosy, and the differential diagnosis is not always easy. In VL endemic rural areas of Bihar, India, both infectious diseas...