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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2014

Visceral leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum with renal involvement in HIV-infected patients.

Matteo Vassallo, Olivier Moranne, Damien Ambrosetti, Pierre-Yves Jeandel, Christelle Pomares, Elisabeth Cassuto, Annick Boscagli, Guillaume Giraud, Nathalie Montagne, Chiara Dentone and 9 more

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Matteo VassalloDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cannes General Hospital, Cannes, France. m.vassallo@ch-cannes.fr.
Olivier MoranneDepartment of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Nice University Hospital, Nice, France. moranne.o@chu-nice.fr.
Damien AmbrosettiDepartment of Histopathology, Nice University Hospital, Nice, France. ambrosetti.d@chu-nice.fr.
Pierre-Yves JeandelDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nice University Hospital, Nice, France. jeandel.py@chu-nice.fr.
Christelle PomaresParasitology and Mycology, Nice University Hospital and Inserm U 1065, Nice-Sophia Antipolis University, Equipe 6, Centre Méditerranéen de Médicine Moléculaire, Nice, France. pomares.c@chu-nice.fr.
Elisabeth CassutoDepartment of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Nice University Hospital, Nice, France. cassuto.e@chu-nice.fr.
Annick BoscagliDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cannes General Hospital, Cannes, France. a.boscagli@ch-cannes.fr.
Guillaume GiraudDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cannes General Hospital, Cannes, France. guillaume.g@chu-nice.fr.
Nathalie MontagneDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cannes General Hospital, Cannes, France. n.montagne@ch-cannes.fr.
Chiara DentoneDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Sanremo General Hospital, Sanremo, Italy. chiaradentone@libero.it.
Ilaria DemacinaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Sanremo General Hospital, Sanremo, Italy. ilariangela@yahoo.it.
Barbara VillaggioDepartment of Histopathology, Genoa University Hospital, Genoa, Italy. villaggiob@unige.it.
Giovanni SecondoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Sanremo General Hospital, Sanremo, Italy. Giovanni.secondo2@gmail.com.
Giuseppe FerreaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Sanremo General Hospital, Sanremo, Italy. g.ferrea@asl1.liguria.it.
Corinne PasseronDepartment of Nephrology, Cannes General Hospital, Cannes, France. c.passeron@ch-cannes.fr.
Laurence SaudesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cannes General Hospital, Cannes, France. l.saudes@ch-cannes.fr.
Regis KaphanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cannes General Hospital, Cannes, France. r.kaphan@ch-cannes.fr.
Pierre MartyParasitology and Mycology, Nice University Hospital and Inserm U 1065, Nice-Sophia Antipolis University, Equipe 6, Centre Méditerranéen de Médicine Moléculaire, Nice, France. marty.p@chu-nice.fr.
Eric RosenthalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nice University Hospital, Nice, France. Rosenthal.e@chu-nice.fr.
Centre Hospitalier de Cannes · FROspedale di Sanremo · ITCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · FRInserm · FRUniversité Côte d'Azur · FRUniversity of Genoa · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe describe histological, clinical findings and outcomes of renal involvement during Leishmania infantum infection in four HIV-infected patients in South France and North Italy hospital settings. CASES PRESENTATION: Four HIV-infected Caucasian patients (age 24-49) performed renal biopsy during episodes of visceral leishmaniasis. They presented severe immunosuppression, frequent relapses of visceral leishmaniasis during a follow-up period of several years and partial or complete recovery of renal function after anti-parasitic treatment. Main clinical presentations were nephrotic or nephritic syndrome and/or acute renal failure secondary to membranoproliferative type III glomerulonephritis or acute interstitial nephritis. Clinical outcome was poor, probably as a consequence of insufficient immuno-virological control of the HIV infection.

conclusionsOur findings suggest that the main histological findings in case of renal involvement due to Leishmania infantum infection in HIV-infected patients are type III MPGN and acute interstitial nephritis, with a histological specificity similar to that observed in canine leishmaniasis. Poor immune status in HIV-infected patients, altering the capacity for parasite clearance, and prolonged course of chronic active VL in this population may lead to the development of specific renal lesions.

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Leishmania infantumAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsFranceHumansItalyLeishmaniasis, VisceralMiddle AgedNephritis, Interstitial

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