dc.creator | Menezes, Vinicius M. | |
dc.creator | Nery, José Augusto C. | |
dc.creator | Sales, Anna M. | |
dc.creator | Miranda, Alice | |
dc.creator | Galhardo, Maria Clara G. | |
dc.creator | Bastos, Francisco Inácio Pinkusfeld Monteiro | |
dc.creator | Sarno, Euzenir N. | |
dc.creator | Hacker, Mariana A. | |
dc.date | 2014-12-10T11:49:59Z | |
dc.date | 2015-01-05T15:49:40Z | |
dc.date | 2014-12-10T11:49:59Z | |
dc.date | 2015-01-05T15:49:40Z | |
dc.date | 2014 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-26T20:54:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-09-26T20:54:46Z | |
dc.identifier | MENEZES, V. M. et al. Epidemiological and clinical patterns of 92 patients co-infected with hiv and mycobacterium leprae from Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v.108, n.2, p. 63-70,2014. | |
dc.identifier | 00359203 | |
dc.identifier | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/9297 | |
dc.identifier | DOI:10.1093/trstmh/trt113 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8866045 | |
dc.description | Background: Many articles have shown that HIV infection can modify the clinical course of leprosy, but very scant epidemiological and clinical data about this co-infection are available in the peer-reviewed literature.
Methods: We herein describe the geographical distribution and demographic characteristics of 92 HIV/Mycobacterium leprae co-infected patients assisted in a Brazilian Leprosy referral center. A multivariate analysis
was performed in order to establish clinical factors associated with type 1 reaction.
Results: Co-infected patient admissions have steadily increased over the last years at this referral center. Most patients were men, with a mean age of 32.3 years and presenting with the paucibacillary form of leprosy. The use
of antiretroviral therapy (ART) was the only factor associated with type 1 reaction. Most patients were living in the metropolitan area and the north sub area of Rio de Janeiro City.
Conclusion: Co-infected patients receiving ART have a greater chance to develop type 1 reaction. Patients living with both HIV and leprosy are likely to live in regions characterized by a high density impoverished population. | |
dc.format | application/pdf | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.rights | open access | |
dc.subject | Brazil | |
dc.subject | Leprosy and HIV co-infection | |
dc.subject | Social geography of leprosy | |
dc.subject | Type 1 reaction | |
dc.title | Epidemiological and clinical patterns of 92 patients co-infected with HIV and Mycobacterium leprae from Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil | |
dc.type | Article | |