Visceral leishmaniasis in a renal transplant recipient treated with allopurinol
Leishmaniasis is an infection caused by a protozoan parasite belonging to the genus <i>Leishmania </i>and transmitted by the <i>Phlebotomus </i>sandfly. We report a case of visceral leishmaniasis in a 49-year-old male renal transplant recipient, a resident of the western part...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2010-01-01
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Series: | Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation |
Online Access: | http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2010;volume=21;issue=1;spage=105;epage=108;aulast=Harzallah |