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Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and acute kidney injury associated with ...
Pimentel,Paulo Vitor de Souza; Freitas,Hermany Capistrano; Leite,Marcos Diógenes Braga; Lima,Rafael Siqueira Athayde; Barreto,Dulce Maria SousaABSTRACT A wide spectrum of renal complications can occur with acute and chronic use of cocaine. Most cases are related to rhabdomyolysis, but other mechanisms are malignant hypertension, renal ischemia, and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) associated-ANCA vasculitis. In recent years, the use of cocaine adulterated with levamisole has been associated with ANCA vasculitis and pauci-immune RPGN. RPGN...
Acute renal failure by rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with IgA depositi...
Parente,Yuri de Deus Mont'alverne; Castro,Amanda Lopes de; Araújo,Flávio Bezerra de; Teixeira,André Costa; Lima,Ítalo CriszostomoABSTRACT Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is a renal disease with an extensive differential diagnosis. This paper reports the case of a 55-year-old female patient diagnosed with Hansen's disease with acute progressive renal impairment after developing lower limb pyoderma. The association between Hansen's and kidney disease has been well documented, with glomerulonephritis (GN) ranked as the most co...
Fulminant gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinf...
Bollela,Valdes Roberto; Feliciano,Cinara; Teixeira,André Costa; Junqueira,Ana Carolina Ribeiro; Rossi,Marcos AntonioStrongyloides stercoralis is an endemic nematode to tropical and subtropical regions of the globe. The parasite is capable of autoinfection, which is limited by an intact immune response. In immunocompromised hosts, hyperinfection and dissemination can occur and have a high index of mortality. A hyperinfection syndrome with dissemination is frequently associated with corticosteroid administration and other cond...
Avaliação da concordância entre exames clínicos e laboratoriais no diagnóstico ...
Teixeira,André Costa; Cruvinel,Danilo Lemos; Roma,Fábio Rodrigues de; Luppino,Leandro Ferreira; Resende,Luís Henrique Pereira; Sousa,Theo deEste estudo avaliou a concordância entre o diagnóstico clínico e o diagnóstico laboratorial da hanseníase, utilizando os resultados de biópsias dos laboratórios A e B e o teste ML-Flow. A concordância diagnóstica clínico-histopatológica foi de 67,6%. Os laboratórios apresentaram um índice de concordância de 73,7% em relação ao índice baciloscópico, e o laboratório B detectou 25,4% a mais de casos positivos. A m...