Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis: an unresolved mystery
•Sodium antimony gluconate contributes towards the pathogenesis of PKDL.•UV light plays a pivotal role in the development of PKDL.•Development of PKDL can be viewed as a reinfection or activation of latent Leishmania parasites.•PKDL can be resolved by mounting an effective tissue-specific memory T c...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier Science
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3919212/ |