Author | Caldas, Arlene de Jesus Mendes | |
Author | Costa, Jackson Mauricio Lopes | |
Author | Aquino, Dorlene Maria Cardoso de | |
Author | Silva, Antonio Augusto Moura da | |
Author | Barral Netto, Manoel | |
Author | Barral, Aldina Maria Prado | |
Access date | 2011-07-04T18:44:37Z | |
Available date | 2011-07-04T18:44:37Z | |
Document date | 2006 | |
Citation | CALDAS, A. J. M. et al. Are there differences in clinical and laboratory parameters between children and adults with American visceral leishmaniasis? Acta Tropica, v.97, n.3, p.252-258, 2006. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 0001-706X | |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/2746 | |
Language | por | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | en |
Subject in Portuguese | Leishmaniose Visceral Americana | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Crianças | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Adultos | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Hipersensibilidade tardia | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Resposta Linfoproliferativa | pt_BR |
Title | Are there differences in clinical and laboratory parameters between children and adults with American visceral leishmaniasis? | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1016/j.actatropica.2005.09.010 | |
Abstract | Aprospective study on 23 patients with American visceral leishmaniasis (VL), comparing clinical and laboratory parameters of 14
children (mean age of 3.85±3.39 years) to nine adults (27.4±10.90 years) was performed in S˜ao Lu´ıs, Maranh˜ao, Brazil, between
August 2000 and July 2002. Data were collected at entrance (day 0), end of treatment, as well as 120 and 210 days after treatment
using a protocol chart containing patient identification, clinical and laboratory data. N-Methylglucamine antimonate administered at
the dose of 20 mg/Sb5+/kg/day for 20–30 days was successfully used in all patients. Patients were followed for 1 year after treatment,
and no relapses were observed. A prolonged duration of the disease, lymphadenopathy and bleeding predominated in adult patients,
while hepatomegaly and skin-mucosal pallor were more frequent in children. Disease was longer and more severe in adults than in
children. Although both groups exhibited a trend toward normalization of hematological and biochemical parameters, more children
returned sooner to normal values than adults. Difference in clinical or laboratory parameters between children and adults did not
indicate the need for different clinical or therapeutic approaches. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Departamento de Enfermagem. São Luís, MA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Departamento de Enfermagem. São Luís, MA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Departamento de Saúde Pública. São Luís, MA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Subject | American Visceral Leishmaniasis | pt_BR |
Subject | Children | pt_BR |
Subject | Adults | pt_BR |
Subject | Delayed-type Hypersensitivity | pt_BR |
Subject | Lymphoproliferative Response | pt_BR |
DeCS | Leishmaniose Visceral | pt_BR |
DeCS | Criança | pt_BR |
DeCS | Adulto | pt_BR |
DeCS | Hipersensibilidade Tardia | pt_BR |