Glomerulopathy associated with parasitic infections.
Numerous infectious diseases, among them several parasitic infectious, have been shown to be associated with glomerular disease, although the exact pathogenetic mechanisms have not yet been elucidated. In this article, Marie-Louise van Velthuysen reviews the work published on glomerulopathy associated with the most important parasitic infections, ie. malaria, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis and irypanosomiasis.
Department of Pathology, University of Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands. vanVelthutsen@path.AZR.NL
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