2002
DOI: 10.1177/875512250201800404
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Liposomal Amphotericin B for Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Kidney Allograft Patient

Abstract: Objective To report a case of visceral leishmaniasis treated with liposomal amphotericin B (LAB) after probable failure with amphotericin B lipid complex (ABLC). Case Summary A 62-year-old white renal transplant recipient was admitted for pyrexia, hepato-splenomegaly, and pancytopenia. Leishmania amastigotes were detected from bone marrow aspirate and in circulating blood monocytes and neutrophils. The patient, who weighed 56 kg, received ABLC at a starting dose of 200 mg/d (3.6 mg/kg of body weight per day) f… Show more

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“…At the end of the process, we included 66 retrospective case reports and 4 retrospective case series. According to the modified Newcastle–Ottawa Scale, 11 items were classified as low-quality [ 7 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ], 34 as average-quality [ 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 ], and 25 as high-quality studies [ 4 , 10 , 59 , 60 , 61 …”
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confidence: 99%
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“…At the end of the process, we included 66 retrospective case reports and 4 retrospective case series. According to the modified Newcastle–Ottawa Scale, 11 items were classified as low-quality [ 7 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ], 34 as average-quality [ 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 ], and 25 as high-quality studies [ 4 , 10 , 59 , 60 , 61 …”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Information regarding the country of origin or travel activity was available for 153/159 (96.2%) patients. The vast majority ( n = 143) of KT recipients with Leishmaniasis came from or had travelled to endemic regions, especially South America, North Africa, the Middle East, India, or the Mediterranean basin [ 4 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 30 , 31 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 38 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 44 , 45 , 48 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 75 , 76 , 78 , 79 , 81 …”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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