O vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana (HIV) foi descrito inicialmente em 1983, após relatos de casos de homossexuais masculinos residentes nas regiões de Los Angeles, São Francisco e Nova lorque, nos Estados Unidos, dois anos antes. Esses indivíduos apresentavam quadros graves de pneumonia rapidamente progressiva causada por um fungo - Pneumocçstis jirovecii (anteriormente conhecido como Pneumocustis cariniz) - e ...
Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in 70 countries, including Brazil, and Ceará stands out for the large number of reported cases. It is known that L. infantum infection accelerates progression to AIDS while immunosuppression caused by HIV allows uncontrolled replication of the parasite. However, it is not clear what factors are associated with unfavorable outcomes for coinfection. This study aimed to descr...
Schistosomiasis is one of the most common parasitic diseases in the world. It is an important public health problem. Neuroschistosomiasis refers to the involvement of the central nervous system, it is serious when symptomatic and the prognosis depends on early treatment. Female patient, 20 years, have an intense pain in the lower back, progressing after a week with paresis in her left lower limb and urinary ret...