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Efficacy and safety of amphotericin B deoxycholate versus N-methylglucamine ant...
Borges,Myrlena Mescouto; Pranchevicius,Maria Cristina da Silva; Noronha,Elza Ferreira; Romero,Gustavo Adolfo Sierra; Carranza-Tamayo,César OmarABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Despite their high toxicity, antimonials and amphotericin B deoxycholate are commonly used for treating visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Few studies showing conflictive data about their efficacy and adverse events in pediatric population are available. This study aimed to evaluate efficacy and safety of amphotericin B deoxycholate vs. that of N-methylglucamine antimoniate in treating pediatric...
Are opossums a relevant factor associated with asymptomatic Leishmania infectio...
Carranza-Tamayo,César Omar; Werneck,Guilherme Loureiro; Romero,Gustavo Adolfo SierraAbstract A population survey was conducted to explore the prevalence and factors associated with Leishmania infection in the Fercal region of the Federal District. The Fercal region is a group of neighborhoods in Brasília in which the first cases of visceral leishmaniasis were described. Leishmania infection was established by a positive leishmanin test. Although other tests were performed in the study (an immu...
Lyme disease in the state of Tocantins, Brazil: report of the first cases
Carranza-Tamayo,César Omar; Costa,José Nilton Gomes da; Bastos,Whisllay MacielLyme disease is an underdiagnosed zoonosis in Brazil. There are no cases registered in the state of Tocantins, the newest Brazilian state. The cases of three patients in contact with rural areas in three Tocantins' districts are herein described, and the Brazilian literature is reviewed.
Autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
Carranza-Tamayo,César Omar; Carvalho,Maria do Socorro Laurentino de; Bredt,Angelika; Bofil,Maria Isabel Rao; Rodrigues,Rodrigo Menna BarretoINTRODUCTION: Visceral leishmaniasis is a public health threat in Brazil considering the high lethality rates and increasing geographical dispersion to large urban conglomerates over the past 25 years. This study aimed to confirm suspected autochthonous cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported from 2005 to 2009 among individuals living in Brasilia, Federal District. METHODS: A retrospective review of the survei...
Efeito de uma formulação hidrofílica de paromomicina tópica na leishmaniose cut...
Santos,Aline Marques dos; Noronha,Elza Ferreira; Ferreira,Lucas Antônio Miranda; Carranza-Tamayo,César Omar; Cupolillo,ElisaDescrevem-se o efeito terapêutico e os eventos adversos associados com o uso tópico de paromomicina 10% em gel na leishmaniose cutânea. Quinze pacientes com leishmaniose cutânea cumpriram os critérios de inclusão descritos a seguir: contra-indicação para o uso de antimoniato de meglumina, intradermorreação de Montenegro positiva e até quatro lesões ulceradas. A fórmula foi prescrita duas vezes ao dia por 20 dia...
Febre crônica associada a abscesso esplênico causado por Staphylococcus epiderm...
Carvalho,Juliana Salles de; Carranza-Tamayo,César Omar; Romero,Gustavo Adolfo SierraAbscessos ocultos são causa freqüente de febre crônica. Os abscessos esplênicos são entidades raras, usualmente associadas a quadros subjacentes de cirurgia abdominal, endocardite ou imunodepressão. Apresenta-se um caso de paciente com febre prolongada causada por um abscesso esplênico, cujo principal diagnóstico diferencial era leishmaniose visceral, que provavelmente esteve associado a traumatismo abdominal. ...