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Death-related factors in HIV/AIDS patients undergoing hemodialysis in an intens...
Cavalcante, Malena Gadelha; Parente, Matheus de Sá Roriz; Gomes, Pedro Eduardo Andrade de Carvalho; Meneses, Gdayllon CavalcanteHIV-infected patients are at high risk for developing critical diseases, including opportunistic infections (OI), with consequent admission in intensive care units (ICU). Renal disfunctions are risk factors for death in HIV/AIDS patients, and survival rates in patients undergoing hemodialysis are smaller than the ones observed in the general population. In this context, this study aimed to investigate death-rel...
Endothelial activation is associated with albuminuria in multibacillary leprosy
Tessarolo, Louise Donadello; Meneses , Gdayllon Cavalcante; Bezerra, Gabriela Freire; Rocha, Thaiany Pereira da; Azevedo, Isabella Evelyn Prado deLeprosy may present kidney and endothelial abnormalities, being a risk factor for complications. However, the involvement of renal and vascular endothelia has been poorly investigated. We aimed to investigate if the levels of systemic endothelial biomarkers are associated with kidney abnormalities and the clinical forms of leprosy. This is a cross-sectional study with leprosy patients enrolled in January 2017 t...
Novel kidney injury biomarkers in tropical infections: a review of the literature
Meneses, Gdayllon Cavalcante; Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Tôrres, Paulo Pacelli Bezerra Filizola; Castro, Valeska Queiroz de; Lopes, Renata LimaTropical diseases are mainly found in the tropical regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. They are a major Public Health problem in these regions, most of them are considered neglected diseases and remain as important contributors to the development of AKI (Acute Kidney Injury), which is associated with increased patients’ morbidity and mortality. In most countries, kidney disease associated to tropical dis...
Kidney involvement in yellow fever: a review
Lopes, Renata Lima; Pinto, José Reginaldo; Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Santos, Artur Keyler Teixeira; Souza, Maria Taís OliveiraYellow fever is one of the most important mosquito-borne diseases, which still affects a significant number of people every year, mainly in tropical countries. Mortality can be high, even with intensive treatment due to multiple organ failure, including acute kidney injury (AKI). This disease can also be a burden on the health care system in developing countries, without mentioning the number of lives that coul...
Pancreatitis as a severe complication of leptospirosis with fatal outcome: a ca...
Gomes, Pedro Eduardo Andrade de Carvalho; Brilhante, Sávio de Oliveira; Carvalho, Rachel Bezerra; Sousa, Daniel Ribeiro deLeptospirosis is a globally distributed zoonosis with a broad clinical spectrum. This disease mostly affects liver and kidney tissues. Other organs such as the pancreas, can be affected by leptospirosis-induced vasculitis. In addition, cardiac manifestations are common, and the presence of transient ECG abnormalities can be found in 70% of the patients. We report a male patient who presented with an atypical le...
Renal dysfunction in Leishmaniasis and Chagas disease coinfection: a case report
Alcântara, Cid Carlos Soares de; Santana, Laís Regina Lacerda; Evangelista, Priscila Dourado; Teixeira, André Costa; Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra daVisceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an endemic parasitic disease frequently found in Northeast Brazil and may cause acute kidney injury (AKI) and glomerulonephritis. After appropriate treatment, renal function recovery may occur. We describe the rare case of a patient with VL, who developed severe AKI requiring dialysis and was subsequently diagnosed with Chagas disease coinfection. After specific treatment for VL, ...
Obesidade e doença renal: artigo de revisão.
Silva Junior, Geraldo Bezerra da; Bentes, Ana Carla Sobral Novaes; Daher, Elizabeth De Francesco; Matos, Sheila Maria Alvim deSubmitted by Maria Creuza Silva (mariakreuza@yahoo.com.br) on 2018-08-10T11:49:46Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Geraldo Bezerra et al. 2017.pdf: 291715 bytes, checksum: b8efb96f758893f0138d9360ed03d836 (MD5); Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-10T11:49:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Geraldo Bezerra et al. 2017.pdf: 291715 bytes, checksum: b8efb96f758893f0138d9360ed03d836 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017; Obesidade tem...
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...