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Visceral leishmaniasis and leishmaniasis-HIV coinfection: comparative study
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posted on 2018-01-17, 02:52 authored by João Victor Soares Coriolano Coutinho, Fabiana Silva dos Santos, Rosângela do Socorro Pereira Ribeiro, Iara Brito Bucar Oliveira, Victória Bezerra Dantas, Ana Barbara Feliciano Souza Santos, Jéssyca Rodrigues TauhataAbstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to draw clinical and epidemiological comparisons between visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and VL associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. METHOD: Retrospective study. RESULTS: Of 473 cases of VL, 5.5% were coinfected with HIV. The highest proportion of cases of both VL and VL/HIV were found among men. A higher proportion of VL cases was seen in children aged 0-10 years, whereas coinfection was more common in those aged 18-50 years. CONCLUSIONS: VL/HIV coinfected patients presented slightly differently to and had a higher mortality rate than those with VL only.
