Relapse of kala-azar after use of multiple drugs: a case report and brief review of literature

Indian J Med Microbiol. 2012 Apr-Jun;30(2):227-9. doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.96703.

Abstract

We present a case of kala-azar infection that recurred in a patient after completion of the standard treatment course of miltefosine, amphotericin B-deoxycholate (short course), and amphotericin B lipid formulations. The patient was cured after continuous amphotericin B-deoxycholate administration for 4 weeks. This is a unique case of relapse following the use of three important drugs. Although amphotericin B-deoxycholate is a second line drug in Nepal, it has shown a satisfactory clinical response with continuous treatment for 4 weeks. Therefore, an extended course of amphotericin B-deoxycholate may be beneficial in patients with resistance to the standard short course and other anti-leishmania drugs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amphotericin B / administration & dosage*
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Deoxycholic Acid / administration & dosage*
  • Drug Combinations
  • Humans
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Nepal
  • Phosphorylcholine / administration & dosage
  • Phosphorylcholine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Recurrence
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Antiprotozoal Agents
  • Drug Combinations
  • Deoxycholic Acid
  • Phosphorylcholine
  • miltefosine
  • Amphotericin B
  • amphotericin B, deoxycholate drug combination