Slit-skin smear in post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis and leprosy: How a negative report for Leishman-Donovan bodies in Giemsa stain may indicate leprosy

• Kuhu Chatterjee, MD,
• Vishwanath Singh Yadav, MD,
• V. Ramesh, MD

Affiliations

Kuhu Chatterjee, MD

Department of Microbiology, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, India

Vishwanath Singh Yadav, MD

Department of Microbiology, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, India

V. Ramesh, MD

Department of Dermatology and STD, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, India; Correspondence to: V. Ramesh, MD, Department of Dermatology & STD, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Medical College and Hospital, NH-3, New Industrial Township, Faridabad 121001, Haryana, India.