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Nephrotoxicity to Glucantime® in the treatment of Leishmaniasis

The authors report one case of leishmaniasis in a 60 years old patient who developed renal failure after treatment with Glucantime®. With the interruption of these drug the patient recovered her normal renal function, and a new treatment with Amphotericin B was tried with complete cicatrization of the lesions.


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