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Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi : rare enough to be neglected?
Silva, Giselle Aparecida Fagundes; Romero, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra; Cupolillo, Elisa; Yamashita, Ellen Priscila Gadelha; Silva, Adriano GomesIn the Brazilian Amazon, American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is endemic and presents a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations due, in part, to the circulation of at least seven Leishmaniaspecies. Few reports of Leishmania (Viannia) naiffiinfection suggest that its occurrence is uncommon and the reported cases present a benign clinical course and a good response to treatment. This study aimed to strengthe...
Tegumentary leishmaniasis in the state of Amazonas : what have we learned and w...
Guerra, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira; Maciel, Marcel Gonçalves; Guerra, Marcus Vinítius de Farias; Talhari, Anette Chursciack; Prestes, Suzane RibeiroThis study evaluated the occurrence of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, in the last 30 years with emphasis on the last 10 years (2001 to 2010). The disease was predominantly observed in males (76.2%), in the 21- to 30-year-old age group (26.6%) and in extractive workers (43.7%); 3.3% of the cases were the mucosal form. The endemic channel shows the disease seasonality, ...
Visceral leishmaniasis and HIV coinfection in Latin America
Lindoso, Jose Angelo; Cota, Gláucia Fernandes; Cruz, Alda Maria da; Goto, Hiro; Elkhoury, Ana Nilce Silveira Maia; Romero, Gustavo Adolfo SierraInstituto de Infectologia Emilio Ribas. São Paulo, SP, Brasil / Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Hospital das Clínicas. Laboratório de Soroepidemiologia. São Paulo, SP, Brasil / Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo. São Paulo, SP, Brasil.; Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais. Hospital Eduardo de Menezes. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo C...
HIV/AIDS-associated visceral leishmaniasis in patients from an endemic area in ...
Oliveira, Priscilla Alexandrino de; Oliveira, Joanna Reis Santos; Dorval, Maria Elizabeth Cavalheiros; Costa, Francisco das Chagas Brandão daAn increase in morbidity associated with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS patients has been described in Africa and the Mediterranean. Despite the high endemicity of VL and HIV-1/AIDS in Brazil, this association has not been thoroughly investigated. Our aim was to evaluate the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of VL-HIV-1/AIDS cases from Central-west [Mato Grosso d...