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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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