Is splenectomy an option for multiple relapses in a child with visceral leishmaniasis? A case report
Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an infectious disease caused by Leishmania spp. The recurrence of the disease occurs, in general, in patients with decreased or loss of T-cell function, whether due to the use of corticosteroids, immunosuppressive disease, or another cause. In some cases, sple...
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| author | Marcos Adriano Garcia Campos Andrey Salgado Moraes Filho Gustavo Ribeiro Féres Moraes Rêgo Raphael Oliveira Lima Silva Rebeca Aranha Barbosa Sousa Yolande Pokam Tchuisseu Gyl Eanes Barros Silva Mônica Elinor Alves Gama |
| author_facet | Marcos Adriano Garcia Campos Andrey Salgado Moraes Filho Gustavo Ribeiro Féres Moraes Rêgo Raphael Oliveira Lima Silva Rebeca Aranha Barbosa Sousa Yolande Pokam Tchuisseu Gyl Eanes Barros Silva Mônica Elinor Alves Gama |
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| description | Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an infectious disease caused by Leishmania spp. The recurrence of the disease occurs, in general, in patients with decreased or loss of T-cell function, whether due to the use of corticosteroids, immunosuppressive disease, or another cause. In some cases, splenectomy may be a therapeutic option. However, the effectiveness of splenectomy is not well defined. This report describes the evolution of a pediatric patient with seven recurrences of VL, who relapsed post-surgery after drug therapy and splenectomy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-769333423995406ab149805d85b474722022-12-22T00:31:22ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492021-03-015410.1590/0037-8682-0748-2020Is splenectomy an option for multiple relapses in a child with visceral leishmaniasis? A case reportMarcos Adriano Garcia Camposhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8924-1203Andrey Salgado Moraes FilhoGustavo Ribeiro Féres Moraes RêgoRaphael Oliveira Lima SilvaRebeca Aranha Barbosa SousaYolande Pokam TchuisseuGyl Eanes Barros SilvaMônica Elinor Alves GamaAbstract Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an infectious disease caused by Leishmania spp. The recurrence of the disease occurs, in general, in patients with decreased or loss of T-cell function, whether due to the use of corticosteroids, immunosuppressive disease, or another cause. In some cases, splenectomy may be a therapeutic option. However, the effectiveness of splenectomy is not well defined. This report describes the evolution of a pediatric patient with seven recurrences of VL, who relapsed post-surgery after drug therapy and splenectomy.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822021000100716&tlng=enSplenectomyLeishmaniasisRecurrence |
| spellingShingle | Marcos Adriano Garcia Campos Andrey Salgado Moraes Filho Gustavo Ribeiro Féres Moraes Rêgo Raphael Oliveira Lima Silva Rebeca Aranha Barbosa Sousa Yolande Pokam Tchuisseu Gyl Eanes Barros Silva Mônica Elinor Alves Gama Is splenectomy an option for multiple relapses in a child with visceral leishmaniasis? A case report Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Splenectomy Leishmaniasis Recurrence |
| title | Is splenectomy an option for multiple relapses in a child with visceral leishmaniasis? A case report |
| title_full | Is splenectomy an option for multiple relapses in a child with visceral leishmaniasis? A case report |
| title_fullStr | Is splenectomy an option for multiple relapses in a child with visceral leishmaniasis? A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is splenectomy an option for multiple relapses in a child with visceral leishmaniasis? A case report |
| title_short | Is splenectomy an option for multiple relapses in a child with visceral leishmaniasis? A case report |
| title_sort | is splenectomy an option for multiple relapses in a child with visceral leishmaniasis a case report |
| topic | Splenectomy Leishmaniasis Recurrence |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822021000100716&tlng=en |
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