Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfection
An. bras. dermatol
; 93(1): 123-125, Jan.-Feb. 2018. graf
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-887166
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Abstract Brazil is a country with a high prevalence of infectious diseases such as leprosy and leishmaniasis. However, coinfection of these diseases is still poorly understood. We report a case of a patient who presented with lepromatous leprosy and cutaneous-mucosal leishmaniasis at the same period. After clinical, laboratory, and histopathological diagnosis, the treatment was introduced and the patient showed important clinical improvement. He was followed in our outpatient clinic. Both pathologies play an important role in the immune system. Depending on the immune response profile of the host, diseases may present themselves in different ways. In this case, the patient showed a divergent immune response for each disease. We hypothesized that this response is specific for each pathogen.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Hanseníase
/
Doenças Negligenciadas
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Hanseníase Virchowiana
/
Leishmaniose Mucocutânea
/
Coinfecção
Tipo de estudo:
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
/
Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
An. bras. dermatol
Assunto da revista:
Dermatologia
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Católica de Campinas/BR