Microalbuminuria and Glomerular Filtration Rate in Paediatric Visceral Leishmaniasis

Visceral leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania donovani, is a serious form of leishmaniasis and fatal if untreated. Nearly half of the VL cases are children. There are very few studies of renal function in pediatric visceral leishmaniasis. The aim of this study was to evaluate renal dysfunction by stu...

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Main Authors: Neena Verma, Chandra Shekhar Lal, Vidyanand Rabidas, Krishna Pandey, Dharmendra Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Rakesh Bihari Verma, Pradeep Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/498918