TY - STAND
AU - dos Santos VM
AU - dos Santos LAM
AB - The growing number of severe multibacillary cases of hanseniasis due to late diagnosis has
contributed to the prevalent high burden of this disease in low-income and developing countries.
Unfavorable courses have been associated with lesions of internal organs as the case of kidneys.
Renal amyloidosis and chronic renal failure are among the main causes of poor outcomes. These
comments aim to highlight the role of renal biopsy studies in patients with lepromatous hanseniasis. 
LA - eng
N2 - The growing number of severe multibacillary cases of hanseniasis due to late diagnosis has
contributed to the prevalent high burden of this disease in low-income and developing countries.
Unfavorable courses have been associated with lesions of internal organs as the case of kidneys.
Renal amyloidosis and chronic renal failure are among the main causes of poor outcomes. These
comments aim to highlight the role of renal biopsy studies in patients with lepromatous hanseniasis. 
PY - 2020
TI - RENAL INVOLVEMENT IN HANSENIASIS: A LONGSTANDING CONCERN
UR - https://portalrevistas.ucb.br/index.php/rmsbr/article/viewFile/11733/7082
ER -