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

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 severe AKI re...

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Autores principales: de Alcântara, Cid Carlos Soares, Santana, Laís Regina Lacerda, Evangelista, Priscila Dourado, Teixeira, André Costa, da Silva, Geraldo Bezerra, Daher, Elizabeth De Francesco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6235430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30462796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201860073