Renal dysfunction in Leishmaniasis and Chagas disease coinfection: a case report

ABSTRACT Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an endemic parasitic disease frequently found in Northeast Brazil and may cause acute kidney injury (AKI) and glomerulonephritis. After appropriate treatment, renal function recovery may occur. We describe the rare case of a patient with VL, who developed seve...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Cid Carlos Soares de Alcântara, Laís Regina Lacerda Santana, Priscila Dourado Evangelista, André Costa Teixeira, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2018-11-01
Subjects:	Leishmaniasis Acute kidney injury Glomerulonephritis Chagas disease Parasitic diseases Cardiomyopathy
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652018005000508&lng=en&tlng=en