Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfection
Abstract: Brazil is a country with a high prevalence of infectious diseases such as leprosy and leishmaniasis. However, coinfection of these diseases is still poorly understood. We report a case of a patient who presented with lepromatous leprosy and cutaneous-mucosal leishmaniasis at the same perio...
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| author | Larissa Mondadori Mercadante Marcel Alex Soares dos Santos Elisangela Samartin Pegas Bogdana Victória Kadunc |
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| description | Abstract: Brazil is a country with a high prevalence of infectious diseases such as leprosy and leishmaniasis. However, coinfection of these diseases is still poorly understood. We report a case of a patient who presented with lepromatous leprosy and cutaneous-mucosal leishmaniasis at the same period. After clinical, laboratory, and histopathological diagnosis, the treatment was introduced and the patient showed important clinical improvement. He was followed in our outpatient clinic. Both pathologies play an important role in the immune system. Depending on the immune response profile of the host, diseases may present themselves in different ways. In this case, the patient showed a divergent immune response for each disease. We hypothesized that this response is specific for each pathogen. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b256bac72b44432281b9ff3b69d6fa852022-12-21T19:36:35ZengSociedade Brasileira de DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia0365-05962018-02-0193112312510.1590/abd1806-4841.20186698Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfectionLarissa Mondadori MercadanteMarcel Alex Soares dos SantosElisangela Samartin PegasBogdana Victória KaduncAbstract: Brazil is a country with a high prevalence of infectious diseases such as leprosy and leishmaniasis. However, coinfection of these diseases is still poorly understood. We report a case of a patient who presented with lepromatous leprosy and cutaneous-mucosal leishmaniasis at the same period. After clinical, laboratory, and histopathological diagnosis, the treatment was introduced and the patient showed important clinical improvement. He was followed in our outpatient clinic. Both pathologies play an important role in the immune system. Depending on the immune response profile of the host, diseases may present themselves in different ways. In this case, the patient showed a divergent immune response for each disease. We hypothesized that this response is specific for each pathogen.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962018000100123&tlng=enLeishmaniasisLeprosyImmunity |
| spellingShingle | Larissa Mondadori Mercadante Marcel Alex Soares dos Santos Elisangela Samartin Pegas Bogdana Victória Kadunc Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfection Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Leishmaniasis Leprosy Immunity |
| title | Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfection |
| title_full | Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfection |
| title_fullStr | Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfection |
| title_short | Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfection |
| title_sort | leprosy and american cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfection |
| topic | Leishmaniasis Leprosy Immunity |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962018000100123&tlng=en |
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