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Variables associated with the post-treatment healing of lesions in patients with American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Paraná state, Brazil / As variáveis associadas com a cicatrização pós-tratamento de lesões em pacientes com leishmaniose tegumentar americana no estado do Paraná, Brasil
Casavechia, Maria Teresinha Gomes; Silveira, Thaís Gomes Verzignassi; Teodoro, Ueslei; Janeiro, Vanderly; Udo, Margareth; Campana Lonardoni, Maria Valdrinez.
  • Casavechia, Maria Teresinha Gomes; Maringá State University. Health Sciences Center. BR
  • Silveira, Thaís Gomes Verzignassi; Maringá State University. Health Sciences Center. BR
  • Teodoro, Ueslei; Maringá State University. Health Sciences Center. Department of Clinical Analysis. BR
  • Janeiro, Vanderly; Maringá State University. Health Sciences Center. BR
  • Udo, Margareth; Maringá State University. Exact Sciences Center. Department of Statistics. BR
  • Campana Lonardoni, Maria Valdrinez; Maringá State University. Health Sciences Center. Department of Clinical Analysis. BR
Braz. j. pharm. sci ; 45(4): 841-847, Oct.-Dec. 2009. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-543680
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of several variables to the healing of lesions in patients with American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL). The patients with clinical and/or laboratorial diagnoses of the disease were followed up for varying periods after treatment by clinical evaluation and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), from September 2000 to December 2003. The lesions of 85.3 percent of the 163 patients had healed by their last return for clinical evaluation, and of these, 82.7 percent had negative IFA results, indicating an association between the healing of lesions and IFA negativity (p=0.000). In patients evaluated up to 120 days after treatment, there was a significant association between negative IFA results and the healing of lesions (p=0.0000). Logistic regression analysis showed that negative IFA results on patients' first return after treatment predicted a 2.175 fold greater chance of lesion healing (p=0.0001). These results indicate an association between IFA negativity at the first return up to a period of 120 days, and the healing of lesions, and that the chances of healing are significantly higher in patients with negative IFA results at their first return after treatment.
RESUMO
O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a associação de algumas variáveis para a cicatrização de lesões em pacientes com leishmaniose tegumentar americana (LTA). Os pacientes com diagnóstico clínico e laboratorial foram acompanhados depois do tratamento por avaliação clínica e reação de imunofluorescência indireta (IFI), de setembro de 2000 a dezembro de 2003. Dos 163 pacientes 85,3 por cento apresentaram cicatrização das lesões no último retorno para a avaliação clínica e 82,7 por cento destes tiveram a IFI negativa indicando uma associação entre a cicatrização das lesões e a negativação da IFI (p=0,000). Nos pacientes acompanhados até 120 dias depois do tratamento houve associação significativa entre os resultados negativos da IFI e a cicatrização das lesões (p=0,0000). A análise pela regressão logística mostrou que quando a IFI do primeiro retorno após o tratamento foi negativa, o paciente tinha 2,175 mais chance de cicatrização (p=0,0001). Os resultados mostram associação entre a negativação da IFI e a cicatrização das lesões quando o primeiro retorno foi até 120 dias e que as chances de cicatrização são significativamente maiores nos pacientes que apresentaram IFI negativa no primeiro retorno depois do tratamento.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Wound Healing / Wounds and Injuries / Epidemiologic Factors / Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous Type of study: Evaluation studies / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Braz. j. pharm. sci Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Maringá State University/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Wound Healing / Wounds and Injuries / Epidemiologic Factors / Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous Type of study: Evaluation studies / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Braz. j. pharm. sci Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Maringá State University/BR