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Clinics ; 69(2): 106-110, 2/2014. tab
Article Dans Anglais | LILACS | ID: lil-701375

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OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to investigate factors associated with thrombocytopenia in a large cohort of patients with leptospirosis in an endemic area. METHODS: This retrospective study included 374 consecutive patients with leptospirosis who were admitted to tertiary hospitals in Fortaleza, Brazil. All patients had a diagnosis of severe leptospirosis (Weil's disease). Acute kidney injury was defined according to the RIFLE criteria. Thrombocytopenia was defined as a platelet count <100,000/mm3. RESULTS: A total of 374 patients were included, with a mean age of 36.1±15.5 years, and 83.4% were male. Thrombocytopenia was present at the time of hospital admission in 200 cases (53.5%), and it developed during the hospital stay in 150 cases (40.3%). The patients with thrombocytopenia had higher frequencies of dehydration (53% vs. 35.3%, p = 0.001), epistaxis (5.7% vs. 0.8%, p = 0.033), hematemesis (13% vs. 4.6%, p = 0.006), myalgia (91.5% vs. 84.5%, p = 0.038), hematuria (54.8% vs. 37.6%, p = 0.011), metabolic acidosis (18% vs. 9.2%, p = 0.016) and hypoalbuminemia (17.8% vs. 7.5%, p = 0.005). The independent risk factors associated with thrombocytopenia during the hospital stay were lengthy disease (OR: 1.2, p = 0.001) and acute kidney injury (OR: 6.6, p = 0.004). Mortality was not associated with thrombocytopenia at admission (12.5% vs. 12.6%, p = 1.000) or during the hospital stay (12.6% vs. 11.3%, p = 0.748). CONCLUSIONS: Thrombocytopenia is a frequent complication in leptospirosis, and this condition was present in more than half of patients at the time of hospital admission. Lengthy disease and acute kidney injury are risk factors for thrombocytopenia. There was no significant association between thrombocytopenia and mortality. .


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Adolescent , Adulte , Sujet âgé , Sujet âgé de 80 ans ou plus , Enfant , Femelle , Humains , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen , Jeune adulte , Thrombopénie/étiologie , Maladie de Weil/complications , Atteinte rénale aigüe/complications , Brésil , Cause de décès , Mortalité hospitalière , Hospitalisation , Études rétrospectives , Facteurs de risque , Répartition par sexe , Centres de soins tertiaires , Maladie de Weil/mortalité
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Braz. j. infect. dis ; 16(6): 558-563, Nov.-Dec. 2012. ilus, tab
Article Dans Anglais | LILACS | ID: lil-658927

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BACKGROUND: There are no reports on hyponatremia and acute kidney injury (AKI) involved in the course of HIV-related toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE). The main objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of hyponatremia and its relationship with AKI and mortality in HIV-related toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE). METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study on patients with HIV-related TE. AKI was considered only when the RIFLE (risk, injury, failure, loss, end-stage) criterion was met, after the patient was admitted. RESULTS: A total of 92 patients were included, with a mean age of 36 ± 9 years. Hyponatremia at admission was observed in 43 patients (46.7%), with AKI developing in 25 (27.1%) patients during their hospitalization. Sulfadiazine was the treatment of choice in 81% of the cases. Death occurred in 13 cases (14.1%). Low serum sodium level correlated directly with AKI and mortality. Male gender (OR 7.89, 95% CI 1.22-50.90, p = 0.03) and hyponatremia at admission (OR 4.73, 95% CI 1.22-18.30, p = 0.02) were predictors for AKI. Independent risk factors for death were AKI (OR 8.3, 95% CI 1.4-48.2, p < 0.0001) and hyponatremia (or 9.9, 95% ci 1.2-96.3, p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: AKI and hyponatremia are frequent in TE. Hyponatremia on admission is highly associated with AKI and mortality.


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Adulte , Femelle , Humains , Mâle , Infections opportunistes liées au SIDA/complications , Atteinte rénale aigüe/étiologie , Hyponatrémie/étiologie , Toxoplasmose cérébrale/complications , Infections opportunistes liées au SIDA/mortalité , Atteinte rénale aigüe/mortalité , Études de cohortes , Mortalité hospitalière , Hyponatrémie/mortalité , Études rétrospectives , Toxoplasmose cérébrale/mortalité
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Braz. j. infect. dis ; 14(1): 03-10, Jan.-Feb. 2010. tab, ilus
Article Dans Anglais | LILACS | ID: lil-544999

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INTRODUCTION: leptospirosis is a zoonosis of worldwide importance. The disease is endemic in Brazil. This study was conducted to describe the clinical and laboratory presentation of leptospirosis in a metropolitan city of Brazil. METHODS: this is a retrospective study including 201 consecutive patients with leptospirosis admitted to tertiary hospitals in Fortaleza, Brazil, between 1985 and 2006. All patients had clinical and epidemiological data suggestive of leptospirosis, and positive laboratorial test for leptospirosis (microscopic agglutination test, MAT, higher than 1:800). RESULTS: a total of 201 patients were included, with mean age of 38.9 ± 15.7 years; 79.1 percent were male. The mean length from onset of symptoms to admission was 7 ± 3 days. The main clinical signs and symptoms at admission were fever (96.5 percent), jaundice (94.5 percent), myalgia (92.5 percent), headache (74.6 percent), vomiting (71.6 percent) and dehydration (63.5 percent). Hemorrhagic manifestations were present in 35.8 percent. Acute kidney injury was found in 87 percent of the patients. Platelet count was less than 100,000/mm³ in 74.3 percent. Hematuria was found in 42.9 percent. Death occurred in 31 cases (15.4 percent). CONCLUSIONS: leptospirosis is a globally relevant disease with potential fatal outcome. Signs and symptoms suggestive of leptospirosis must be known by any physician in order to institute early adequate treatment to improve outcome. Early indication and daily hemodialysis seems to be beneficial in this group of patients.


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Adolescent , Adulte , Sujet âgé , Sujet âgé de 80 ans ou plus , Enfant , Femelle , Humains , Mâle , Adulte d'âge moyen , Jeune adulte , Leptospirose/épidémiologie , Brésil/épidémiologie , Leptospirose/complications , Leptospirose/diagnostic , Études rétrospectives , Population urbaine , Jeune adulte
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