To,
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians and
Surgeons
The reported case in “A case of diffuse Cutaneous
Leishmaniasis in a HIV positive patients” (April, Vol
29 No. 2, 2011, page 106-108) is a rare one. We are
happy to be informed about such a case, which is also
the first reported case in Bangladesh.
After going through this case report, a question has
arisen in our mind. Could it be case of post kala-azar
dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL)? Not only PKDL is more
common in our country, but also 20% of patients with
PKDL have no past history of Kala-azar or its treatment.
Only on skin biopsy, LD bodies can be seen in such
patients.