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| Toledo,P.V.; Pellegrino,L.N.; Cunha,C.A.. |
| A 37-year-old man with a three-year history of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome was admitted with impaired consciousness, seizures and fever. He was on highly active antiretroviral therapy and on neurotoxoplasmosis secondary prophylaxis. Laboratory exams from two months before showed a CD4 cell count of 37/µL and a viral load of 230,000 copies/mL. Three months before admission he developed herpetic skin rash in the right trunk and acyclovir was added to his treatment regimen. On physical exam he was drowsy and had motor and sensory aphasia. The patient had elevated protein levels and normal pressure in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Contrast enhanced computed tomography scan of the brain showed a hypodense lesion in the left parietal lobe, with poorly... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: AIDS; Varicella-zoster encephalitis. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000300010 |
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| Nakatani,S.M.; Messias-Reason,I.J.T.; Burger,M.; Cunha,C.A.. |
| The use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for the treatment of HIV infection has been associated with a marked reduction in the incidence of most opportunistic infections. From April 2001 to February 2002, 80 blood samples from patients who were suspected to have disseminated mycobacterial infection, presenting fever and (preferably) a CD4 T cell count < 100.0 cell/mL were investigated. Twelve (15%) of the 80 blood cultures were positive for mycobacteria, with Mycobacterium avium being identified in 7 (8.8%) samples and M. tuberculosis in 5 (6.2%). The TCD4+ count at the time of M. avium bacteremia ranged from 7cells/µL (average of 48.5 cell/µL), while in M. tuberculosis bacteremia it ranged from 50.0 cells/µL (average of 80.0 cell/µL).... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bacteremia; M. avium; M. tuberculosis; AIDS. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000600003 |
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