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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
1994-03-01
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| Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821994000100008 |
| Summary: | 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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| ISSN: | 0037-8682 1678-9849 |