Leptospirosis patient with AIDS the first case reported

Leptospirosis patient with AIDS the first case reported

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A case of renal icterohaemorrhagic leptospirosis involving a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is reported. Despite the low levels of CD4+ Tlymphocytes, the clinical course of leptospirosis was similar to that observed in non-immunodepressed patients, and no worsening of AIDS oc...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth de Souza Neves, Martha Maria Pereira, Maria Clara Gutierrez Galhardo, Adriana Caroli, Jarbas Andrade, Mariza Gonçalves Morgado, Rinaldo Poncio Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1994-03-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Leptospirose
Relato de caso
Leptospira interrogans
SIDA
Leptospirosis
Case report
AIDS
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821994000100008

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