The challenge of concomitant infections in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic era: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in a patient with chronic Chagas disease and dimorphic leprosy
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 53: e20200504, 2020. graf
Article
in English
| Sec. Est. Saúde SP, Coleciona SUS, LILACS
| ID: biblio-1136867
Responsible library:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first officially described in Brazil on February 26th, 2020. The accumulation of reports of concomitant infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and pathogens that cause diseases endemic to tropical countries, such as dengue and chikungunya fever, has started to draw attention. Chagas disease and leprosy remain public health problems in many developing countries, such as Brazil. In this manuscript, we describe a case of concomitant leprosy, Chagas disease, and COVID-19, highlighting the cutaneous manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the clinical behavior of household contacts who previously received prophylactic Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccines.
Full text:
Available
Collection:
National databases
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Brazil
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Chagas Disease
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Chikungunya Fever
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Dengue
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Leprosy
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Neglected Diseases
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Tuberculosis
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Zoonoses
Database:
LILACS
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Sec. Est. Saúde SP
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Coleciona SUS
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Leprosy, Borderline
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Chagas Disease
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Coronavirus Infections
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitário de Brasília/BR
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Universidade de Brasília/BR