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Rev. para. med ; 22(3)jul.-set. 2008. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: lil-601262

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Objetivo: determinar a prevalência e os fatores de risco para a co-infecção pelo vírusda hepatite C (HCV) em pacientes com o vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV).Método: estudo analítico; foram testadas 299 amostras de sangue de pacientesinfectados pelo HIV, atendidos no Hospital Universitário de Maceió-AL, entre maio enovembro de 2005. Utilizou-se o teste imunoenzimático (ELISA) kit da Wierner Lab®(Rosário-Argentina) para a detecção do anti-HCV e a Reação em Cadeia daPolimerase (RT-PCR) para a pesquisa do HCV-RNA. Para a análise dos fatores derisco foi utilizado um questionário elaborado especificamente para o estudo.Resultados: das 299 amostras analisadas 10 (3,3%) foram positivas para o anti-HCV edestas 7 (2,3%) apresentaram também o HCV-RNA. Os fatores de risco que estiveramassociados à co-infecção HIV/HCV foram antecedentes de hepatite/icterícia e uso detatuagem/piercing. Conclusão: a baixa prevalência da co-infecção HIV/HCVencontrada na pesquisa poderá estar relacionada com a pouca exposição parenteral,principalmente transfusão de sangue e uso de drogas injetáveis, dos pacientesinfectados com o HIV em Maceió


Objective: the objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of thehepatitis C virus (HCV) in carriers of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Methods: tests werecarried out on 299 blood samples from HIV patients attending the University Hospital of Maceió inthe state of Alagoas, from May to November, 2005. The enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)of Wiener Lab® kit (Rosário-Argentina) was used to detect anti-HCV and polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) so as to study the HCV-RNA. A questionnaire was created specifically for this study inorder to analyze the risk factors. Results: analysis of the 299 samples revealed that 10 (3.3%) sampleswere positive for anti-HCV and 7 (2.3%) presented HCV-RNA. The risk factors associated toHCV/HIV coinfection indicated a history of hepatitis/jaundice and tattooing/piercing. Conclusion: thelow prevalence of HCV/HIV coinfection encountered during this investigation is probably due to a lowincidence of parenteral exposure, mainly those of blood transfusions and the use of injected drugs inHIV infected patients in Maceió.

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São Paulo med. j ; 116(5): 1823-5, Sept.-Oct. 1998. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-226004

ABSTRACT

We report a case of a patient with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN) who showed improvement after interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) therapy. A 35-year-old man with nephrotic syndrome and HBV antigens received a 24-week course of IFN-alpha. At the end of therapy there was an elevation in the level of plasma aminotransferase and an increase in proteinuria, which were followed by antigen/antibody seroconversion. This "flare-up" before seroconversion suggests an increase in disease activity in the liver and kidney, demonstrating in vivo HBV involvement in MGN.


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Adult , Humans , Male , Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use , Glomerulonephritis, Membranous/complications , Glomerulonephritis, Membranous/drug therapy , Interferon-alpha/therapeutic use , Hepatitis B/complications , Hepatitis B/drug therapy , Proteinuria , Time Factors , Serum Albumin/analysis , Alanine Transaminase/blood
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Rev. bras. neurol ; 25(1): 15-7, jan.-fev. 1989.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-74143

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Faz-se relato do caso de uma paciente com 39 anos de idade portadora da síndrome de Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada. O quadro se iniciou com manifestaçöes meningéias, evoluindo com comprometimento oftalmológico e também dermatológico, chegando a apresentar discusia bilateral. As alteraçöes ocorridas säo analisadas em funçäo de registros contidos em literatura que serviu de pesquisa


Subject(s)
Adult , Humans , Female , Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome
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