Acute kidney injury in patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis in Northwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease endemic to several countries including Ethiopia. Outside of Africa, kidney involvement in VL is frequent and associated with increased mortality. There is however limited data on acute kidney injury (AKI) in VL patients in East-Africa, particularly in areas with high rates of HIV co-infection. This study aims to determine the prevalence, characteristics and associated factors of AKI in VL patients in Northwest Ethiopia.

Methods

A hospital based retrospective patient record analysis was conducted including patients treated for VL from January 2019 to December 2019 at the Leishmaniasis Research and Treatment Center (LRTC), Gondar, Ethiopia. Patients that were enrolled in ongoing clinical trials at the study

SUBMITTER: Hailu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8186802 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature