Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:36:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-12-01; Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Leishmaniasis encompasses a spectrum of diseases caused by a protozoan belonging to the genus Leishmania. The parasite is transmitted by the bite of sand...
Background: Recently developed immunosuppressive drugs, especially TNF antagonists, may enhance the risk of granulomatous infections, including leprosy. We aimed to evaluate the leprosy detection rate in patients under immunosuppression due to rheumatological, dermatological and gastroenterological diseases. Methods: We performed a systematic review of the literature by searching the PubMed, EMBASE, LILACS, Web...
Immunosuppression is an important risk factor for leishmaniasis. We assessed the clinical profile, geographic distribution and prevalence of leishmaniasis in patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy for dermatological, rheumatological or gastroenterological autoimmune diseases. We identified relevant studies in PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science and LILACS on July 3rd, 2018. We included articles that r...
INTRODUCTION: American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) and leprosy share common areas of prevalence, but reports of coinfection are scarce. METHODS: We report a series of 9 ATL-leprosy cases and discuss the association. An integrative diagram to analyze the clinico-immunological features of coinfection with both diseases. RESULTS: Nine patients with leishmaniasis (5 cutaneous, 3 mucocutaneous, 1 disseminated ca...
Immunosuppression is an important risk factor for leishmaniasis. We assessed the clinical profile, geographic distribution and prevalence of leishmaniasis in patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy for dermatological, rheumatological or gastroenterological autoimmune diseases. We identified relevant studies in PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science and LILACS on July 3rd, 2018. We included articles that r...
Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T17:56:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-12-01; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); NAP-MOBIARVE (Nucleo de Pesquisa em Moleculas Bioativas de Artropodes Vetores); Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES); Background: Black fly and sandfly bites are related to the endemicity of pemphigus foliaceus...