Toxoplasmosis cerebral en paciente VIH / Cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV patient
INSPILIP
; 2(2): 1-8, jul.-dic. 2018.
Artigo
em Espanhol
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-982030
Biblioteca responsável:
EC107
ABSTRACT
The epidemic associated with infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is one of the main health problems in the world, about one million people died as a result of infection related to it; according to the statistical data of 2016 the number of infected persons was 36,7 million, 34,5 million were adults and 2,1 million children (under 15 years), it was calculated for 2016 that there were about 1,8 million of new HIV infections.Toxoplasma encephalitis (ET) is a zoonosis of global distribution is one of the most frequent opportunistic diseases in patients with immunosuppression by HIV. Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan, which infects the human being through the intake of raw or undercooked meat. The following is the report of a case of a 25-year-old patient with a recent diagnosis of HIV infection, who went to the emergency room for generalized headache of moderate intensity, which did not yield to the administration of medications, was accompanied by drowsiness, paresthesia of the tongue and left hemicara.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
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Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.3: Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
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Doenças Negligenciadas
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Zoonoses
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Saúde Pública
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HIV
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Toxoplasmose Cerebral
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Epidemias
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociais da saúde
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
INSPILIP
Assunto da revista:
InovaÆo
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Sa£de P£blica
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Equador
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital General Norte de Los Ceibos (IESS)/EC
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Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil/EC
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Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil/EC