Peripheral nerve abnormality in HIV leprosy patients

Autor: Keila de Nazaré Madureira Batista, Fernando Octavio Machado Juca Neto, Thomaz Xavier Carneiro, Claudia Maria de Castro Gomes, Mariana Garcia Borges do Nascimento, Marilia Brasil Xavier, Danusa Neves Somensi, Carlos Eduardo Pereira Corbett

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 7, p e0006633 (2018)

Background The geographical overlap of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and leprosy infection has become increasingly frequent and worrying, bringing many clinical issues. Peripheral neuropathy is very frequent in leprosy because of the predilectio

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::a02f3dcf2cb81e5eeab50a15046e6626
http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6066254

Leprosy Reactions in Patients Coinfected with HIV: Clinical Aspects and Outcomes in Two Comparative Cohorts in the Amazon Region, Brazil.

Autor: Carla Andréa Avelar Pires, Fernando Octávio Machado Jucá Neto, Nahima Castelo de Albuquerque, Geraldo Mariano Moraes Macedo, Keila de Nazaré Madureira Batista, Marília Brasil Xavier

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 9, Iss 6, p e0003818 (2015)

BACKGROUND:Leprosy, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, can lead to scarring and deformities. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a lymphotropic virus with high rates of replication, leads to cell death in various stages of infection. These diseases have

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/564fda8e359e458caf8c41ada8368ab8