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Kidney involvement in malaria : an update
Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Pinto, José Reginaldo; Barros, Elvino José Guardão; Farias, Geysa Maria Nogueira; Daher, Elizabeth de FrancescoMalaria is an infectious disease of great importance for Public Health, as it is the most prevalent endemic disease in the world, affecting millions of people living in tropical areas of the globe. Kidney involvement is relatively frequent in infections by P. falciparum and P. malariae, but has also been described in the infection by P. vivax. Kidney complications in malaria mainly occur due to hemodynamic dysf...
Hemostatic disorders induced by skin contact with Lonomia obliqua (Lepidoptera,...
Sano-Martins, Ida Sigueko; Duarte, Alaour Candida; Guerrero, Belsy; Moraes, Roberto Henrique Pinto; Barros, Elvino José GuardãoPatients envenomed by Lonomia sp caterpillars initially experience a mild burning pain, headache, nausea, vomiting, and skin and mucosal hemorrhages. Some patients can rapidly progress to a severe coagulopathy that presents as visceral or intracerebral hemorrhaging. We studied the hemostatic alterations that occurred in 14 patients who were envenomed by Lonomia obliqua in Southern Brazil and presented at the Ho...
Acute kidney injury complicating bee stings – a review
Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Vasconcelos Junior, Adolfo Gomes; Rocha, Amanda Maria Timbó; Vasconcelos, Vanessa Ribeiro de; Barros Neto, João deBee stings can cause severe reactions and have caused many victims in the last years. Allergic reactions can be triggered by a single sting and the greater the number of stings, the worse the prognosis. The poisoning effects can be systemic and can eventually cause death. The poison components are melitin, apamin, peptide 401, phospholipase A2, hyaluronidase, histamine, dopamine, and norepinephrine, with meliti...
Kidney involvement in malaria: an update
Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Pinto, José Reginaldo; Barros, Elvino José Guardão; Farias, Geysa Maria Nogueira; Daher, Elizabeth De FrancescoMalaria is an infectious disease of great importance for Public Health, as it is the most prevalent endemic disease in the world, affecting millions of people living in tropical areas of the globe. Kidney involvement is relatively frequent in infections by P. falciparum and P. malariae, but has also been described in the infection by P. vivax. Kidney complications in malaria mainly occur due to hemodynamic dysf...
LEPROSY NEPHROPATHY: A REVIEW OF CLINICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL FEATURES
Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Daher, Elizabeth De Francesco; Pires NETO, Roberto da Justa; Pereira, Eanes Delgado BarrosA hanseníase é doença crônica causada pelo Mycobacterium leprae, altamente incapacitante e com envolvimento sistêmico em alguns casos. O envolvimento renal tem sido relatado em todas as formas da doença, sendo mais frequente nas formas multibacilares. A apresentação clínica é variável e determinada pela reação do sistema imunológico do hospedeiro ao bacilo. Durante o curso da doença podem ocorrer os chamados es...
Kidney involvement in leishmaniasis : a review
Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Barros, Elvino José Guardão; Daher, Elizabeth de FrancescoLeishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania transmitted by insects of the genus Lutzomyia sp. or Phlebotomus sp. The main syndromes are cutaneous leishmaniasis, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis. This article reviews kidney involvement in cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis, highlighting the aspects of t...
Schistosomiasis-associated kidney disease : a review
Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Duarte, Daniella Bezerra; Barros, Elvino José Guardão; Daher, Elizabeth de FrancescoSchistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by organisms from the genus Schistosoma. The disease is endemic in tropical areas, where there are currently millions of people living in areas with transmission risk. Schistosomiasis-associated kidney disease is not frequently described in literature. The disease has a chronic evolution, with variable severity. Glomerulonephritis is described in 10-12% in autopsy s...