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Clinical trial for uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil (U-...
Cruz,Rossilene Conceição da Silva; Bührer-Sékula,Samira; Penna,Gerson Oliveira; Moraes,Maria Elisabete Amaral de; Gonçalves,Heitor de SáAbstract: BACKGROUND: The Clinical Trial for Uniform Multidrug Therapy for Leprosy Patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR), designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a six-months regimen, assessed the adverse effects caused by the drugs. OBJECTIVE: Describe adverse effects due to MDT in U-MDT/CT-BR, comparing the uniform regimen (U-MDT) to the current WHO regimen (R-MDT). Patients and methods: After operational classi...
Leprosy: current situation, clinical and laboratory aspects, treatment history ...
Cruz,Rossilene Conceição da Silva; Bührer-Sékula,Samira; Penna,Maria Lúcia F.; Penna,Gerson Oliveira; Talhari,SinésioAbstract: In this review, the most relevant and current epidemiological data, the main clinical, laboratory and therapeutical aspects of leprosy are presented. Detailed discussion of the main drugs used for leprosy treatment, their most relevant adverse effects, evolution of the therapeutic regimen, from dapsone as a monotherapy to the proposed polychemotherapy by World Health Organization (WHO) can be found in...
Mycobacterium abscessus skin infection after tattooing - Case report
Sousa,Pétra Pereira de; Cruz,Rossilene Conceição da Silva; Schettini,Antonio Pedro Mendes; Westphal,Danielle CristineAbstractMycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing mycobacterium that has been affecting people undergoing invasive procedures, such as videosurgery and mesotherapy. This bacterium has global distribution, being found in numerous niches. The frequency of published reports of infection by rapidly growing mycobacteria associated with tattooing procedures has increased in recent years. However, in Brazil there w...