Pattern of renal amyloidosis in South Africa

Abstract Background Kidney disease is a serious manifestation of systemic amyloidosis and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Tuberculosis (TB) occurs up to 27 times more commonly in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients and is also an important cause of renal amyloid; there are...

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Main Authors: Muhammed Hassen, William Bates, Mohammed Rafique Moosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1601-x