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 in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2018
Subjects:
Leishmaniasis
Acute kidney injury
Glomerulonephritis
Chagas disease
Parasitic diseases
Cardiomyopathy
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201860073
https://doaj.org/article/9b6dbdc721e743afaa3ec5cfa1afc7a3
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Summary: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 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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