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Case series of misdiagnosis with rK39 strip test in Indian leishmaniasis |
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| Authors: | Das Nilay K Singh Sunny K Ghosh Susmita Sarkar Avijit Mukhopadhyay Debanjan Roy Susmita Ganguly Dwijendra Nath Barbhuiya Joyashree Nath Saha Bibhuti Chatterjee Mitali |
| Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, India; Department of Tropical Medicine and Dermatology, School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata, India; Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India |
| Abstract: | This report presents three cases where the rK39 strip test failed to diagnose two cases of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis and one case of visceral leishmaniasis. However, a strong clinical suspicion prompted further evaluation by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which established the etiology. The present case series highlights the usefulness of PCR in the diagnosis of leishmaniasis. |
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