In this study 4 patients were post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL), whose lesions were similar to those of lepromatous and borderline leprosy, are described. In 2 patients there was no previous history of kala-azar but they were residents of an area of known endemic kala-azar. Lack of proper clinical and laboratory assessment was behind the failure to diagnose PKDL. Consequently the patie...

Concomitant skin lesions in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar are rare, being more common the description of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis occurring post treatment of kala-azar. Skin lesions caused by Leishmania donovani are frequently seen in the aids-VL co-infection. In Brazil cutaneous or mucosal forms of tegumentary leishmaniasis concomitant with aids are more commonly register...

After two peaks of epidemic of Kala Azar, one in 1977 with 100,000 cases(l) and another in 1991-92 with 250,000 cases(2), the disease continues to be endemic in North Bihar The first line drug sodium antimony shbogluconate (SAG) used in the dosage of 20 mg/kg body weight daily for 30 days(3) or 40 days(4) has become less effective and a number of patients are unresponsive to the drug(5) Oral Fl...

A greenhouse study was conducted in sand cultures to compare the effects of saline irrigation waters applied by two different methods, flooding and above-canopy sprinkling, on selenium (Se) accumulation by the forage brassicas, kale (Brassica oleracea L., cv. ‘‘Premier’’) and turnip (B. rapa L., cv. ‘‘Forage Star’’). The composition of the irrigation water was designed to simulate saline (7 dS ...

Pentavalent antimonials (SbV) have been successfully used for treatment of kala-azar since last six decades. Since 1970s its conventional dosages have failed to achieve with 60 per cent unresponsiveness reported with WHO regimen in Bihar (India). Pentamidine initially used as a second line of drug, acquired resistance (25%) even with prolonged dosage. Newer oral drug miltefosine is a potent ant...

BACKGROUND Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is a parasitic disease caused by the species of Leishmania donovani complex. It is endemic in some parts of provinces of Iran. According to the reported cases of VL in Kermanshah Province in recent years, this study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of VL in high risk villages of the province. METHODS Totally, 1622 serum samples ...

Context—Given the rising costs of health care, policy makers are increasingly interested in identifying the inefficiencies in our health care system. Objective—To determine whether the overuse and misuse of health care services in the ambulatory setting has decreased in the past decade. Design and Setting—Cross-sectional analysis of the 1999 and 2009 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAM...

The aim of the study was to investigate the attractiveness to herbivores and parasitoids of two cultivars of Brassica oleracea L., namely, B. oleracea variety acephala (kale) and B. oleracea variety capitata (cabbage), that exhibit differences of morphological and biochemical traits. To this end, field samplings were replicated at seven localities in Galicia (northwestern Spain). Three speciali...

Doğu Karadeniz Bölgesi’nin önemli kentlerinden birisi olan Rize, özellikle Roma (Bizans) İmparatoru I. İustinianus (527-565) zamanında siyasi ve askeri bakımdan oldukça bir merkez haline gelmiştir. Bölgenin güvenliğini sağlamak için başta Rize Kalesi olmak üzere il sınırları içerisinde çok sayıda kale yapısı inşa edilmiş olmasına rağmen günümüze sadece yedi ulaşmıştır. Bu kalelerden Zil Kale Ka...

Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania transmitted by insects of the genus Lutzomyia sp. or Phlebotomus sp. The main syndromes are cutaneous leishmaniasis, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis. This article reviews kidney involvement in cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis, highlighting...