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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...
Differences among children, adolescents and adults with severe leptospirosis : ...
Daher, Elizabeth de Francesco; Vieira, A. P. F.; Jacinto, C. N.; Lima, R. S. A.; Girão, M. M. V.; Fernandes, A. T. B. M.; P. Neto, R. J.Leptospirosis is a zoonosis of global importance caused by Leptospira interrogans. The aim of this study was to compare the data between children, adolescents and adults with leptospirosis. This is a retrospective study including a total of 373 consecutive patients with leptospirosis, admitted to tertiary hospitals in Northeast of Brazil, from May 1985 to August 2010. The patients were divided into two groups (...