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Molecular Detection of Human Parvovirus B19 (B19V) in an HIV-Infected Patient without AIDS, in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

A infecção pelo Parvovírus B19 (B19V) em pacientes assintomáticos com Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana (HIV) frequentemente se manifesta como uma doença exantemática com dor nas articulações, o que pode levar ao diagnóstico incorreto de dengue ou outras doenças. Este estudo apresenta um caso ...

Linfohistiocitosis hemofagocítica en niño con virus de inmunodeficiencia humana en contexto de coinfecciones virales oportunistas

Arch. argent. pediatr; 122 (5), 2024
La linfohistiocitosis hemofagocítica (LHH) es una entidad rara que se caracteriza por un estado hiperinflamatorio secundario a la activación desregulada del sistema inmune con compromiso multisistémico. Puede ser primaria o hereditaria, o estar desencadenada por diversas enfermedades. La mortalidad si...

Caracterización de pacientes con enfermedades asociadas a inmunosupresión con infecciones por Cryptosporidium spp. atendidos en un hospital pediátrico referencial de Argentina, 2018-2023

Arch. argent. pediatr; 122 (5), 2024
Cryptosporidium spp. es un protozoario productor de diarrea. Los pacientes inmunocomprometidos pueden desarrollar formas clínicas graves y persistentes. Se describen las características de pacientes con enfermedad de base asociada a inmunosupresión (EAI) con infección por Cryptosporidium spp. (IC) at...

Mucosal leishmaniasis in a patient with leprosy: a case report

J. Oral Diagn; 9 (), 2024
Leishmaniasis and leprosy comprise the group of granulomatous diseases. Although both diseases have a known occurrence in Brazil, their concurrent presence is rare, and few cases have been reported in the literature. We report the case of a 46-year-old male patient co-infected with leprosy and mucosal le...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis y virus linfotrópico humano, una co-infección fatal

Rev. chil. infectol; 41 (2), 2024
La tuberculosis es una infección de alta incidencia en Latinoamérica. Su presentación como infección activa está determinada por factores de riesgo del hospedero. Comunicamos el caso clínico de una mujer joven que presentó una forma grave de tuberculosis pulmonar. Al explorar sus factores de riesg...

Clusters of heterogeneity of tuberculosis-HIV coinfection in Brazil: a geospatial study

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the geospatialization of tuberculosis-HIV coinfection in Brazil, from 2010 to 2021, and the correlation with socioeconomic, housing, and health indicators. METHODS An ecological study of Brazilian municipalities and states, with data from HIV and tuberculosis information...

Clinical-epidemiological characteristics of pregnant women with HIV/syphilis coinfection: an integrative review

Background and Objectives: HIV/syphilis coinfection is an important problem to be considered during pregnancy due to the various negative outcomes such as abortion, stillbirth, prematurity and congenital infections. The study is justified by the need to identify scientific evidence of clinical-epidemiolo...

Impact on the clinical evolution of patients with COVID-19 from an Intensive Care Unit with isolation of Candida spp. in respiratory samples

Background and Objectives: several patients with COVID-19 require hospital admission due to severe respiratory complications and undergo intensive care with mechanical ventilation (MV) support. Associated with this situation, there is an increase in fungal co-infections, which has a negative impact on th...

Scientific evidence on hepatitis B and SARS-CoV-2 infection: An integrative review

Background and Objective: Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by a virus from the hepadnaviridae family, with worldwide distribution, and represents a serious global health problem. The pathology may have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, making it possible f...

Aspergilosis pulmonar crónica en asociación con tuberculosis activa: reporte de un caso

La aspergilosis es una infección fúngica causada por el microorganismo Aspergillus spp. Las manifestaciones clínicas dependen del estado inmunológico del paciente y de las alteraciones estructurales del parénquima pulmonar. Pese a su baja incidencia, siempre se debe considerar como diagnóstico dife...