Salmonella-S. mansoni ASSOCIATION IN PATIENTS WITH ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME


Autoria(s): LAMBERTUCCI,J. Roberto; RAYES,Abdunnabi A.M.; GERSPACHER-LARA,Rogério
Data(s)

01/07/1998

Resumo

Two young men with Salmonella bacteraemia, active schistosomiasis and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome are reported. The clinical presentation comprised nonspecific signs and symptoms, such as fatigue, malaise, weight loss, diarrhoea, prolonged fever, and hepatosplenomegaly. In one patient, liver biopsy showed poorly formed granulomata around Schistosoma mansoni eggs and hepatitis. Treatment of schistosomiasis alone induced consistent clinical improvement with eventual cure of both Salmonella and S. mansoni infections. Recognition of the Salmonella-S. mansoni association in patients with AIDS is important because treatment of schistosomiasis makes a difference, improving the prognosis of this otherwise, recurrent, potentially fatal bacteraemia.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651998000400005

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto de Medicina Tropical

Fonte

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo v.40 n.4 1998

Palavras-Chave #Schistosomiasis #Salmonella #AIDS #Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Tipo

journal article