Visceral leishmaniasis in pregnant women from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: A case report and literature review
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Resumo: | Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in pregnant is considered rare. We present the case of a woman with 24 gestational weeks presenting fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, and inversion of albumin/globulin ratio. Anti-rK39 was positive and amastigotes were visualized on myelogram. Treatment with LAmB showed disease improvement. The newborn was born healthy at term, with delivery performed without complications. As VL in pregnancy can progress to death and complications for the mother-fetus binomial, inclusion of VL in the differential diagnosis of patients from endemic areas with compatible clinical picture is mandatory. Treatment with LAmB demonstrates safety and high cure rates in pregnancy. |
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Visceral leishmaniasis in pregnant women from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: A case report and literature reviewVisceral leishmaniasisPregnancyLiposomal amphotericin BAbstract Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in pregnant is considered rare. We present the case of a woman with 24 gestational weeks presenting fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, and inversion of albumin/globulin ratio. Anti-rK39 was positive and amastigotes were visualized on myelogram. Treatment with LAmB showed disease improvement. The newborn was born healthy at term, with delivery performed without complications. As VL in pregnancy can progress to death and complications for the mother-fetus binomial, inclusion of VL in the differential diagnosis of patients from endemic areas with compatible clinical picture is mandatory. Treatment with LAmB demonstrates safety and high cure rates in pregnancy.Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT2019-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reportinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100704Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.52 2019reponame:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)instacron:SBMT10.1590/0037-8682-0233-2018info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCunha,Francielly TertulinoLopes,Isadora CorreiaOliveira,Francisco Clitson SousaQueiroz,Igor Thiagoeng2019-02-19T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0037-86822019000100704Revistahttps://www.sbmt.org.br/portal/revista/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||dalmo@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br|| rsbmt@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br1678-98490037-8682opendoar:2019-02-19T00:00Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)false |
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Visceral leishmaniasis in pregnant women from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: A case report and literature review |
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Visceral leishmaniasis in pregnant women from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: A case report and literature review |
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Visceral leishmaniasis in pregnant women from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: A case report and literature review Cunha,Francielly Tertulino Visceral leishmaniasis Pregnancy Liposomal amphotericin B |
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Visceral leishmaniasis in pregnant women from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: A case report and literature review |
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Visceral leishmaniasis in pregnant women from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: A case report and literature review |
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Visceral leishmaniasis in pregnant women from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: A case report and literature review |
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Visceral leishmaniasis in pregnant women from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: A case report and literature review |
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Visceral leishmaniasis in pregnant women from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: A case report and literature review |
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Cunha,Francielly Tertulino |
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Cunha,Francielly Tertulino Lopes,Isadora Correia Oliveira,Francisco Clitson Sousa Queiroz,Igor Thiago |
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Lopes,Isadora Correia Oliveira,Francisco Clitson Sousa Queiroz,Igor Thiago |
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Cunha,Francielly Tertulino Lopes,Isadora Correia Oliveira,Francisco Clitson Sousa Queiroz,Igor Thiago |
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Visceral leishmaniasis Pregnancy Liposomal amphotericin B |
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Visceral leishmaniasis Pregnancy Liposomal amphotericin B |
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Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in pregnant is considered rare. We present the case of a woman with 24 gestational weeks presenting fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, and inversion of albumin/globulin ratio. Anti-rK39 was positive and amastigotes were visualized on myelogram. Treatment with LAmB showed disease improvement. The newborn was born healthy at term, with delivery performed without complications. As VL in pregnancy can progress to death and complications for the mother-fetus binomial, inclusion of VL in the differential diagnosis of patients from endemic areas with compatible clinical picture is mandatory. Treatment with LAmB demonstrates safety and high cure rates in pregnancy. |
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