Leptospirosis patient with AIDS the first case reported
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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doaj-309b3eb61c784d00a70a74da100cd30a2020-11-24T21:33:04ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical0037-86821678-98491994-03-012713942Leptospirosis patient with AIDS the first case reportedElizabeth de Souza NevesMartha Maria PereiraMaria Clara Gutierrez GalhardoAdriana CaroliJarbas AndradeMariza Gonçalves MorgadoRinaldo Poncio MendesA 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 occurred due to the infebtion by the spirochete. Serologic conversion was observed in the microscopic agglutination test, with maximum titer of1:3,200. The patient had positive urine cultures for Leptospira interrogans for two months, whereas blood cultures were negative.<br>Os autores relatam um caso de forma íctero- hemorrágica de leptospirose ocorrida em paciente com síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida (SIDA). A evolução clínica da leptospirose se deu de modo semelhante ao observado em pacientes sem imunodepressão, apesar dos níveis muito baixos de linfócitos TCD4+. Tampouco houve agravamento da SIDA em decorrência da infecção pelo espiroqueta. Observou-se conversão sorológica na prova de aglutinaçãomicroscópica com títulos máximos de 1:3.200. O paciente permaneceu por dois meses com urinocultura positiva para Leptospira interrogans, sendo as hemoculturas negativas.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821994000100008LeptospiroseRelato de casoLeptospira interrogansSIDALeptospirosisCase reportLeptospira interrogansAIDS |
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Elizabeth de Souza Neves Martha Maria Pereira Maria Clara Gutierrez Galhardo Adriana Caroli Jarbas Andrade Mariza Gonçalves Morgado Rinaldo Poncio Mendes |
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Elizabeth de Souza Neves Martha Maria Pereira Maria Clara Gutierrez Galhardo Adriana Caroli Jarbas Andrade Mariza Gonçalves Morgado Rinaldo Poncio Mendes Leptospirosis patient with AIDS the first case reported Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Leptospirose Relato de caso Leptospira interrogans SIDA Leptospirosis Case report Leptospira interrogans AIDS |
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Elizabeth de Souza Neves Martha Maria Pereira Maria Clara Gutierrez Galhardo Adriana Caroli Jarbas Andrade Mariza Gonçalves Morgado Rinaldo Poncio Mendes |
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Elizabeth de Souza Neves |
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Leptospirosis patient with AIDS the first case reported |
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Leptospirosis patient with AIDS the first case reported |
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Leptospirosis patient with AIDS the first case reported |
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Leptospirosis patient with AIDS the first case reported |
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Leptospirosis patient with AIDS the first case reported |
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leptospirosis patient with aids the first case reported |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) |
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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0037-8682 1678-9849 |
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1994-03-01 |
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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 occurred due to the infebtion by the spirochete. Serologic conversion was observed in the microscopic agglutination test, with maximum titer of1:3,200. The patient had positive urine cultures for Leptospira interrogans for two months, whereas blood cultures were negative.<br>Os autores relatam um caso de forma íctero- hemorrágica de leptospirose ocorrida em paciente com síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida (SIDA). A evolução clínica da leptospirose se deu de modo semelhante ao observado em pacientes sem imunodepressão, apesar dos níveis muito baixos de linfócitos TCD4+. Tampouco houve agravamento da SIDA em decorrência da infecção pelo espiroqueta. Observou-se conversão sorológica na prova de aglutinaçãomicroscópica com títulos máximos de 1:3.200. O paciente permaneceu por dois meses com urinocultura positiva para Leptospira interrogans, sendo as hemoculturas negativas. |
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Leptospirose Relato de caso Leptospira interrogans SIDA Leptospirosis Case report Leptospira interrogans AIDS |
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