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Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Cutaneous and Mucosal Leishmaniases in ...
Rocha, R; Conceição, C; Gonçalves, L; Carvalho, AC; Maia, A; Martins, A; Carujo, A; Maio, A; Forra, C; Melita, C; Couto, D; Fernandes, D; Pereira, DLeishmania infantum, a zoonotic vector-born parasite, is endemic in the Mediterranean region, presenting mostly as visceral (VL), but also as cutaneous (CL) and mucosal leishmaniasis (ML). This study aimed to describe the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the CL and ML cases diagnosed in mainland Portugal between 2010 and 2020. Collaboration was requested from every hospital of the Portuguese National Hea...
Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Cutaneous and Mucosal Leishmaniases in ...
Rocha, R; Conceição, C; Gonçalves, L; Carvalho, AC; Maia, A; Martins, A; Carujo, A; Maio, A; Forra, C; Melita, C; Couto, D; Fernandes, D; Pereira, DLeishmania infantum, a zoonotic vector-born parasite, is endemic in the Mediterranean region, presenting mostly as visceral (VL), but also as cutaneous (CL) and mucosal leishmaniasis (ML). This study aimed to describe the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the CL and ML cases diagnosed in mainland Portugal between 2010 and 2020. Collaboration was requested from every hospital of the Portuguese National Hea...
Successful treatment of severe perianal Crohn's disease with infliximab in an H...
Rafael, MA; Lourenço, L; Oliveira, AM; Branco, T; Carneiro, C; Costa, A; Reis, JPerianal inflammation is a disabling manifestation of Crohn's disease. The primary lesions found in perianal Crohn's disease evolve in parallel with the disease elsewhere in the bowel. Although the spontaneous resolution of anal lesions is observed in up to half of patients, the penetrating nature of the disease may lead to secondary lesions including complex fistulae. In some patients, this, in turn, results i...
European AIDS Clinical Society Standard of Care meeting on HIV and related coin...
Mussini, C; Antinori, A; Bhagani, S; Branco, T; Brostrom, M; Dedes, N; Bereczky, T; Girardi, E; Gökengin, D; Horban, A; Lacombe, K; Lundgren, JDObjectives: The objective of the 1st European AIDS Clinical Society meeting on Standard of Care in Europe was to raise awareness of the European scenario and come to an agreement on actions that could be taken in the future. Methods: Data-driven presentations were given on specific topics followed by interactive panel discussions. Results: In Eastern European countries, the epidemic is largely driven by injecti...
Differences in nevirapine biotransformation as a factor for its sex-dependent d...
Marinho, A; Rodrigues, P; Caixas, U; Antunes, A; Branco, T; Hargivan, S; Marques, M; Monteiro, E; Pereira, SOBJECTIVES: Nevirapine is widely used for the treatment of HIV-1 infection; however, its chronic use has been associated with severe liver and skin toxicity. Women are at increased risk for these toxic events, but the reasons for the sex-related differences are unclear. Disparities in the biotransformation of nevirapine and the generation of toxic metabolites between men and women might be the underlying cause....
Differences in Nevirapine Biotransformation as a Factor for its Sex-Dependent D...
Marinho, AT; Rodrigues, PM; Caixas, U; Antunes, A; Branco, T; Harjivan, S; Marques, MM; Monteiro, EC; Pereira, SAOBJECTIVES: Nevirapine is widely used for the treatment of HIV-1 infection; however, its chronic use has been associated with severe liver and skin toxicity. Women are at increased risk for these toxic events, but the reasons for the sex-related differences are unclear. Disparities in the biotransformation of nevirapine and the generation of toxic metabolites between men and women might be the underlying cause....
Clinical experience in invasive fungal infections
Pacheco, P; Ventura, A; Branco, T; Gonçalves, L; Carvalho, CLung infections caused by invasive filamentous fungi are very rare conditions in AIDS, but must be considered in patients with profound immune suppression especially in the presence of additional risk factors, such as hematologic malignancies, corticosteroid therapy, neutropenia, and chemotherapy. The authors report a case of dual lung infection caused by Aspergillus and Mucor, which occurred in a 34-year-old A...
Evidence for nevirapine bioactivation in man: Searching for the first step in t...
Caixas, U; Antunes, A; Marinho, A; Godinho, A; Grilo, N; Marques, M; Oliveira, M; Branco, T; Monteiro, E; Pereira, SNevirapine (NVP) is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used against human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1), mostly to prevent mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission in developing countries. Despite its clinical efficacy, NVP administration is associated with a variety of toxic responses that include hepatotoxicity and skin rash. Although the reasons for the adverse effects of NVP administration a...
Population mobility and the changing epidemics of HIV-2 in Portugal
Carvalho, A; Valadas, E; França, L; Carvalho, C; Aleixo, M; Mendez, J; Marques, R; Sarmento, A; Doroana, M; Antunes, F; Branco, T; Águas, M; Castro, RINTRODUCTION: Portugal is the European country with the highest frequency of HIV-2 infection, which is mainly concentrated in West Africa. The cumulative number of notified HIV-2 infections in Portugal was 1813 by the end of December 2008. To better characterize the dynamics of HIV-2 infection in the country and to obtain data that may be of use in the prevention of the spread of HIV-2, we evaluated a large poo...
Evidence for Nevirapine Bioactivation in Man: Searching for the First Step in t...
Caixas, U; Antunes, A; Marinho, A; Godinho, A; Grilo, N; Marques, M; Oliveira, MC; Branco, T; Monteiro, E; Pereira, SDespite its efficacy, including in the prevention of vertical transmission, the antiretroviral nevirapine is associated with severe idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity and skin rash. The mechanisms underlying nevirapine toxicity are not fully understood, but drug bioactivation to reactive metabolites capable of forming stable protein adducts is thought to be involved. This hypothesis is based on the paradigm that drug...