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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Case Report
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
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Sumario: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 requiring dialysis and was subsequently diagnosed with Chagas disease coinfection. After specific treatment for VL, there was partial recovery of the renal function, followed by the onset of Chagas disease cardiomyopathy.

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