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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis and visceral leishmaniasis in an adult HIV negative patient
Provedor de dados: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Autores: Toledo Jr.,Antonio Carlos; Castro,Márcio Rodrigues de.
This is a case report of a 29 year old male with pneumocystis pneumonia and tuberculosis, and who was initially suspected of having HIV infection, based on risk factor analyses, but was subsequently shown to be HIV negative. The patient arrived at the hospital with fever, cough, weight loss, loss of appetite, pallor, and arthralgia. In addition, he was jaundiced and had cervical lymphadenopathy and mild heptosplenomegaly. He had interstitial infiltrates of the lung, sputum smears positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Pneumocystis carinii, and stool tests were positive for Strongyloides stercoralis and Schistosoma mansoni. He was diagnosed as having AIDS, and was treated for tuberculosis, pneumocystosis, and strongyloidiasis with a good response. The...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Pneumocystis carinii; Visceral leishmaniasis; Tuberculosis; HIV diagnosis; Opportunistic infections.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702001000300008

Galactomannan use in clinical practice: providing free testing is not the full answer
Provedor de dados: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Autores: dos Santos,Jeniffer S.; Hermes,Djuli M.; Pasqualotto,Alessandro C.
ABSTRACT  Introduction: Invasive aspergillosis is a condition associated with a high mortality rate mostly due to difficulties in performing an early diagnosis. In recent years, galactomannan detection has markedly improved the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis, but very little is known on how physicians deal with this test in clinical practice.  Methods: This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the indications for the use of serum galactomannan in a large Brazilian hospital, between 2015 and 2016. No specific protocol was in place for GM request. We reviewed the medical records of adult (&gt;18 years-old) patients who were tested for galactomannan due to one the following indications: screening, diagnosis, or treatment follow-up. Additional variables...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Aspergillus; Aspergillosis; Opportunistic infections; Diagnosis; Tomography; Neutropenia; Immunosuppressed.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702018000100037

Herpes simplex type 2 pneumonia
Provedor de dados: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Autores: Calore,Edenilson Eduardo.
Extensive reviews of pulmonary infections in AIDS have reported few herpetic infections. Generally these infections are due to Herpes simplex type 1. Pneumonia due to herpes type 2 is extremely rare. We describe a 40 year-old HIV positive woman who complained of fever, cough and dyspnea for seven years. She had signs of heart failure and the appearance of her genital vesicles was highly suggestive of genital herpes. Echocardiography showed marked pulmonary hypertension, right ventricular hypertrophy and tricuspid insufficiency. After a few days of hospitalization she was treated with Aciclovir and later with Ganciclovir. An open pulmonary biopsy revealed an interstitial inflammation, localized in the alveolar walls. Some pulmonary arteries had widened...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report
Palavras-chave: Herpes pneumonia; AIDS; Opportunistic infections; Pulmonary hypertension; Herpes simplex.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702002000600006

Onset of opportunistic infections in patients co-infected by HTLV-1 and HIV-1, with high CD4+ cells count
Provedor de dados: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Autores: Regis,Catarin; Oliveira,Adriano; Brites,Carlos.
We reported two cases of patients with coinfection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 and human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type I who developed opportunistic infections despite of relatively high CD4+ cells count. These cases showed clinical evidence to consider an earlier antiretroviral treatment for coinfected patientes regardless CD4+ cells counts.
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report
Palavras-chave: HIV-1/HTLV-1 co-infection; Opportunistic infections; CD4.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000400014