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Histoplasmose de laringe
Pochini Sobrinho,Fernando; Della Negra,Marinella; Queiroz,Wladimir; Ribeiro,Ulisses José; Bittencourt,Sérgio; Klautau,Giselle BurlamaquiA histoplasmose com acometimento único de laringe é uma ocorrência rara da doença, com menos de 100 casos relatados na literatura, quando comparada ao número de pacientes diagnosticados com histoplasmose. Tal localização, quando isolada, pode induzir, erroneamente, ao diagnóstico e tratamento de tuberculose ou câncer de laringe, com casos relatados de tratamentos iniciados para essas doenças. Em um paciente com...
AIDS by mother-to-child transmission: survival analysis of cases followed from ...
Matida,Luiza Harunari; Ramos Jr.,Alberto Novaes; Moncau,José Eduardo Cajado; Marcopito,Luiz Francisco; Marques,Heloisa Helena de SousaAntiretroviral therapy contributes to decreasing morbidity and mortality, and ultimately to increasing survival. In Brazil, there are regional differences in HIV epidemiology regarding pregnant women and children with HIV/AIDS. This study evaluates survival time after AIDS diagnosis in 914 children infected by mother-to-child transmission, reported between 1983 and 1998 and followed until 2002, in Brazil's five...
Improving survival among Brazilian children with perinatally-acquired AIDS
Matida,Luiza Harunari; Marcopito,Luiz Francisco; Succi,Regina Celia de Menezes; Marques,Heloisa Helena de Souza; Della Negra,MarinellaBrazil was the first developing country to provide free, universal access to antiretroviral treatment for AIDS patients. The Brazilian experience thus provides the first evidence regarding the impact of such treatment on the survival of perinatally acquired AIDS cases in the developing world. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This retrospective cohort study used medical record reviews to examine characteristics and trends ...