Evaluation of Renal Function Profile in Human Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar) Patients: A Case of Western Tigray, Ethiopia
Kibrom Gerezgiher Asfaw,
Solomon Tebeje Gizaw,
Natesan Gnanasekaran
Abstract:Background
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne protozoan infection that has a wide clinical spectrum in the tropics and subtropics. Kidney damage is frequently associated with increased morbidity and mortality in
visceral leishmaniasis
(
VL
) patients. However, up to date, there is a very limited report on the effect of visceral leishmaniasis on kidney function profiling in Ethiopia.
Objective
To evaluate the renal funct… Show more
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