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COVID-19 cohort on children with cancer: delay in treatment and increased frequ...
Lima,Ana Luiza Magalhães de Andrade; Borborema,Maria do Céu Diniz; Matos,Ana Paula Rodrigues; Oliveira,Kaline Maria Maciel deAbstract Objectives: to describe epidemiological characteristics and deaths in children with cancer and COVID-19 at a reference hospital in Recife, Brazil. Methods: cohort involving children under the age of 19 underwent cancer treatment during April to July 2020. During the pandemic, real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assay (RT-PCR) for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SA...
Combination therapy with liposomal amphotericin b (ambisome), n-methylglucamine...
Gomes,Maria Antonia Ferreira; Medeiros,Lana Lira Cantidio de; Lobo,Fernanda Paula Dantas; Wanderley,Nathália Rayane Silva; Matos,Ana Paula RodriguesAbstract Visceral leishmaniasis is a systemic disease that is potentially severe and endemic in Brazil. It clinically manifests as fever, weight loss, swelling, hepatosplenomegaly, paleness, and edema. In this study, we discuss a case of a 1-year-old child diagnosed with refractory visceral leishmaniasis after being treated with liposomal amphotericin B in two distinct occasions. Considering the persistent clin...