Renal function evaluation in patients with American cutaneous leishmaniasis after specific treatment with pentavalent antimonial.

Background: Renal evaluation studies are rare in American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL). The aim of this study is to investigate whether specific treatment reverts ACL-associated renal dysfunction.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted with 37 patients with ACL.

Clinical presentation of leptospirosis: a retrospective study of 201 patients in a metropolitan city of Brazil.

Introduction: leptospirosis is a zoonosis of worldwide importance. The disease is endemic in Brazil. This study was conducted to describe the clinical and laboratory presentation of leptospirosis in a metropolitan city of Brazil.