Visceral leishmaniasis and leishmaniasis-HIV coinfection: comparative study

AUTOR(ES)

Coutinho, João Victor Soares Coriolano, Santos, Fabiana Silva dos, Ribeiro, Rosângela do Socorro Pereira, Oliveira, Iara Brito Bucar, Dantas, Victória Bezerra, Santos, Ana Barbara Feliciano Souza, Tauhata, Jéssyca Rodrigues

FONTE

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2017-09

RESUMO

Abstract 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.

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