Management of visceral leishmaniasis: Indian perspective

Management of visceral leishmaniasis: Indian perspective

Diagnosis and treatment of Indian visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is extremely unsatisfactory. For diagnosis, demonstration of parasites in splenic/marrow smears remains the gold standard, though k39 rapid strip test is a useful method in regions where access to parasite demonstration is difficult. pent...

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Main Authors: Agrawal S, Rai M, Sundar S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2005-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
A0 mphotericin B
kala-azar
miltefosine
paromomycin
pentavalent antimony
visceral leishmaniasis
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