Old World Mucosal Leishmaniasis Treated with a Single Dose of Amphotericin: A Case Report

Authors

  • Sabin Thapaliya Department of Internal Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Prasanta Poudyal Department of ENT-HNS, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Prashant Tripathi Department of ENT-HNS, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Milan Thapa Department of Internal Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Anjan Shrestha Department of Pathology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal

Keywords:

Leishmania donovani, leishmaniasis, mucosal

Abstract

Mucosal leishmaniasis, an uncommon disease in the old world, is recognized as an occasional complication of donovani related
visceral leishmaniasis. It usually affects the spleen, liver, skin, mucosa of the respiratory tract and, less commonly, the oral
cavity. Our case was a young adult with non-healing lesions in the oropharyngeal region who was diagnosed as mucosal leishmaniasis
during evaluation for suspected mucosal carcinoma. The diagnosis was made with the rK39 strip-test after multiple futile test results. A single dose of liposomal amphotericin B cured the disease.

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2024-04-30

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Thapaliya, S., Poudyal, P., Tripathi, P., Thapa, M., & Shrestha, A. (2024). Old World Mucosal Leishmaniasis Treated with a Single Dose of Amphotericin: A Case Report. Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal, 46(1), 75–78. Retrieved from https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JIOM/article/view/79586

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Vol. 46 No. 1 (2024)

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Case Reports

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