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| Daher,Elizabeth F.; Evangelista,Leandro F.; Silva Júnior,Geraldo B.; Lima,Rafael S.A.; Aragão,Eveline B.; Arruda,Germana A.J.C.; Galeano,Noemi M.F.; Mota,Rosa M.S.; Oliveira,Rodrigo A.; Silva,Sônia L.. |
| Visceral leishmaniasis is an endemic disease caused by various species of Leishmania. We made a retrospective study of 57 consecutive patients with visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil. Patients with visceral leishmaniasis were identified using the registries of the São José Infectious Diseases Hospital. The sample was divided into two groups: patients with serum creatinine (Scr) <1.3mg/dL and Scr > 1.3mg/dL. We compared these two groups for differences in clinical manifestations and laboratory features. Patients' mean age was 28 ± 18 years old; 74% were male. The main clinical symptoms and signs presented in the initial evaluation were: fever (97%), splenomegaly (96.4%), weight loss (95.5%), pallor (93.6%), cough (89.7%), hepatomegaly (87.2%), asthenia... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Visceral leishmaniasis; Kala-azar; Symptoms; Acute renal failure. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000400015 |
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| Libório,Alexandre B.; Silva Jr,Geraldo B.; Silva,Carolina G.C.H.; Lima Filho,Francisco J.C.; Studart Neto,Adalberto; Okoba,Willy; Bruin,Veralice M.S. de; Araújo,Sônia M.H.A.; Daher,Elizabeth F.. |
| BACKGROUND: There are no reports on hyponatremia and acute kidney injury (AKI) involved in the course of HIV-related toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE). The main objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of hyponatremia and its relationship with AKI and mortality in HIV-related toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE). METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study on patients with HIV-related TE. AKI was considered only when the RIFLE (risk, injury, failure, loss, end-stage) criterion was met, after the patient was admitted. RESULTS: A total of 92 patients were included, with a mean age of 36 ± 9 years. Hyponatremia at admission was observed in 43 patients (46.7%), with AKI developing in 25 (27.1%) patients during their hospitalization. Sulfadiazine was the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Toxoplasmosis; Encephalitis; Hyponatremia; Acute kidney injury; HIV; Mortality. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000600010 |
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