Leptospirosis patient with AIDS: the first case reported
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 27(1): 39-42, jan.-mar. 1994. tab
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ABSTRACT
A case of renal icterohemorrhagic leptospirosis involving a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is reported. Despite the low levels of CD4+ T lymphocytes, the clinical course of leptospirosis was similar to that observed in non-immunodepressed patients, and no worsening of AIDS occurred due to the infection by the spirochete. Serologic conversion was observed in the microscopic agglutination test, with maximum titer of 13,200. The patient had positive urine cultures for Leptospira interrogans for two months, whereas blood cultures were negative
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedad de Weil
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VIH-1
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Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA
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Insuficiencia Renal
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Año:
1994
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Article