Biochemical and nutritional evaluation of patients with visceral leishmaniasis before and after treatment with leishmanicidal drugs

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Mariana Gatto, Mariana Miziara de Abreu, Karen Ingrid Tasca, Jose Claudio Simao, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Paulo Camara Marques Pereira, Sueli Aparecida Calvi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013
• Subjects: Visceral leishmaniasis; Nutritional status; Leishmanicidal drugs; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Bia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0198-2013; https://doaj.org/article/fac3a259857a473da58e0c6ef3c07853

Introduction Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by the intracellular protozoan Leishmania donovani complex. VL may be asymptomatic or progressive and is characterized by fever, anemia, weight loss and the enlargement of the spleen and liver. The nutritional status of the patients with VL is a maj...