A clinical and histopathological study of macular type of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is an uncommon sequel seen in pa tients with a previous attack of kala-azar (KA). It is characterized by hyp opigmented macules and erythematous eruptions leading to the formation of p apules, plaques and nodules. Little attention has been paid to the rare gro up of patients who present with only hypopigmented macules. The present stu dy has described the distribution of lesions in macular PKDL and their hist opathology.