Abstract:
:An exceptional case of a 15-year-old puerpera with septic shock caused by Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus and Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is reported. The findings were observed at the necropsy. The characteristics of the diagnosis, pathogenesis and evolution of this puerperal infection (sepsis), associated with adrenal hemorrhage and insufficiency are reviewed in this paper.
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Rev Soc Bras Med Tropjournal_title
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalauthors
Araújo Sde A,Lana AM,Garcia PP,Godoy Pdoi
10.1590/s0037-86822009000100015subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-01-01 00:00:00pages
73-6issue
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0037-8682issn
1678-9849pii
S0037-86822009000100015journal_volume
42pub_type
杂志文章abstract::In 1987 the University of Guadalajara performed a seroepidemiological survey in order to know the prevalence of infection for Trypanosoma cruzi in the 124 counties of the state of Jalisco, Mexico in which appraisals of 21.6 for 100 inhabitants were gotten. From December of 1993 to June of 1994 was carried out a pursui...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Some human papillomavirus (HPV) types are involved in malignant processes in the cervical epithelium, with 99% of cases attributed to oncogenic HPV infection. This study aimed to detect S100, CD68, and major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) molecules in cervical uterine epithelial samples in pa...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822012000100002
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Triatomines are targeted for the control of Chagas disease in endemic areas of Brazil. METHODS:Data regarding triatomines captured during 2001-2008 in 34 municipalities in the Northeast of Minas Gerais were analyzed. RESULTS:In total, 11,187 triatomines from eight species were captured, mostly in henhous...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0142-2016
更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Vectorial, transfusion and congenital are considered the main transmission mechanisms in human Chagas disease. Alternative mechanisms are accidental, oral and by organ transplantation. Other hypothetic mechanisms could be by other vectors, sexual, criminal and by means of marsupial anal secretions. The present accorde...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822011000800011
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune and rheumatic disorders. Although the human platelet antigens (HPA) polymorphism are associated with HCV persistence, they have not been investigated in rheumatological manifestations (RM). This study focused on verifying assoc...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0210-2019
更新日期:2020-01-27 00:00:00
abstract::We describe a case report of disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis as the initial presentation of AIDS in a 24-year-old HIV-positive male patient. He presented multiple ulcerated skin lesions distributed over the face, thorax, legs and arms. Biopsy of one of the cutaneous lesions was suggestive of sporotrichosis and c...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822002000600018
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Monitoring disability trends is required to evaluate leprosy elimination. We assessed the trends in disability indicators and its association with space in Alagoas, Brazil. METHODS:We conducted an ecological study in all leprosy cases from 2006 to 2016. Disability indicators were analyzed using the joinpo...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0540-2018
更新日期:2019-07-18 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Besides mosquito species adapted to urban environments (Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus), only 15 species of Anopheles had been recorded in the State of Pernambuco. METHODS:Human-landing mosquitoes were collected in Dois Irmãos Park, in Recife. RESULTS:The first report for the ...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822010000400024
更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The etiology of several hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases remains largely unknown. Although Fasciola hepatica has been associated with liver fibrosis in Latin America, it has not yet been associated with HCC. This study aimed to determine the existence of specific IgG antibodies against F. hepatica in t...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0180-2017
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Previous studies have shown high residual risk of transfusing a blood donation contaminated by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Brazil and motivated the development of a Brazilian platform for simultaneous detection of both viruses by nucleic acid amplification test (NAT) de...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0133-2014
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::In the State of Amazonas, accidents with snakes are a public health problem. For this reasons, the objective of this work was to carry out a descriptive study of the snake accidents attended in the health units of 34 municipalities, one district and two border platoons in the State of Amazonas. The characteristics mos...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Mozambique is one of three countries with high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB), TB/human immunodeficiency virus coinfection, and multidrug-resistant TB. We aimed to describe Mycobacterium tuberculosis spoligotypes circulating among drug resistant (DR) strains from Beira, Mozambique comparing them with geno...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0257-2019
更新日期:2019-11-25 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Coccidioidomycosis, a disease caused by Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii, is endemic in arid climatic regions in Northeast Brazil. Its prevalence is higher among young adult males living in rural areas. Existing literature about this disease in Ceará, a Northeast Brazilian state, are scarce. ...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0249-2020
更新日期:2020-10-21 00:00:00
abstract::In the endemic regions of Bolivia the infection of the feminine population in fertile age by T. cruzi is frequent (20 to 50 % of the women in fertile age) and the rate of fetal maternal transmission is of approximately 5%. A great percentage of infected women do not transmit the infection to the fetus. The intention o...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Since the initial descriptions of Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCM), the electrocardiography has played a key role in patient evaluations. The diagnostic criterion of chronic ChCM is the presence of characteristic electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities in seropositive individuals, regardless of the presence of symptoms. ...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0184-2018
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Appropriate preservation of specimens is important for taxonomic identification. In sandfly research, various methods have been used for slide preparation; however, high cost, low commercial availability, and associated hazards make their use impossible in some studies. Therefore, the efficacy of Kisser gl...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0072-2018
更新日期:2019-02-21 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:We compared feces culturing in charcoal or vermiculite to obtain Strongyloides venezuelensis larvae. METHODS:Feces (5 g) from infected rats was mixed with vermiculite (10 g) or coal (10 g) in plastic cups and incubated at 28°C for 48 h. Larvae were recovered using Baermann-Moraes method. RESULTS:Signific...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0019-2014
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Angiostrongylus costaricensisis is an intra-arterial nematode of rodents. Man may become accidentally infected through ingestion of contaminated food or water. Our objective was to describe the parasite structures recognized by human antibodies in serum samples from acute and convalescent phases of abdominal angiostro...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822003000400003
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::When the human T cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) is integrated with the host cell genome (provirus), its proviral DNA is a replication marker. Proviral load appears to be an important factor in the development of diseases related to these retroviruses. In this study, a methodology for absolute quantification of the HTL...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822006000600007
更新日期:2006-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The population aging in Brazil was associated with the alterations in the morbimortality of the population. The aim of this study was to verify the causes of death and other pathological processes in autopsied elderly. The elderly with 60 years or more in the period from 1976 to 1998 represented 394 cases (24.4%). The...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822004000100009
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:A time series study of admissions, deaths and acute cases was conducted in order to evaluate the context of Chagas disease in Pernambuco. METHODS:Data reported to the Information Technology Department of the Brazilian National Health Service between 1980 and 2008 was collected for regions and Federal Unit...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822011005000038
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is spread out in hospitals across different regions of the world and is regarded as the major agent of nosocomial infections, causing infections such as skin and soft tissue pneumonia and sepsis. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for methi...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822012000200010
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Xacriabá Indian Reserve is situated in the north of Minas Gerais State, Brazil, near the municipality of Manga and São Francisco River. The Indian population is miscegenated with caucasian and negroid people and have farming activities. Blood samples were collected from 180 inhabitants of the reserve (85 men and 95 wo...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822002000400011
更新日期:2002-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The polypeptides of 46 and 58 kDa were recognized in different T. cruzi strains (Y, WSL and Colombiana) by serum of all chagasic patients studied. These polypeptides were isolated from T. cruzi Y strain and used in ELISA. The sensitivity and specificity were 97.6% [CI 95%: 86-100%] and 100% [CI 95%: 89.3-100%], respec...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822000000400006
更新日期:2000-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is being increasingly reported among the elderly and major depression (MD) may be associated with suboptimal adherence to treatment. METHODS:Cross-sectional study on factors associated with MD among 72 HIV-infected elderly individuals. RESULTS:Twenty (27.7%) pati...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0037-8682-1228-2013
更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Male Indian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves were submitted to Schistosoma mansoni infection by percutaneous, oral and subcutaneous routes. No worms or eggs were found in four of the animals tested. Bubalus bubalis appears to be refractory for S. mansoni. ...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86821989000300008
更新日期:1989-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Staphylococcal species are pathogens that are responsible for outbreaks of foodborne diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of enterotoxin-genes and the antimicrobial resistance profile in staphylococcus coagulase-negative (CoNS) and coagulasepositive (CoPS) isolates from black p...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822012000500008
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Fractionation of Piper nigrum ethanol extract, biomonitored by assays on pyrethroid-resistant Aedes aegypti larvae yielded isolation of the larvicidal amides piperolein-A and piperine. Comparing LC50 values, the ethanol extract (0.98 ppm) was the most toxic, followed by piperolein-A (1.46 ppm) and piperine (1.53 ppm)....
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822007000400006
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::An epidemiological survey was carried out in 3,344 people of an urban town in Lagamar, Minas Gerais, Brazil--during 1992-1993, to evaluate the main risk factors related to taeniasis and cysticercosis. A total number of 875 (78.9%) houses were visited and 1080 (32.3%) subjects were clinically examined. Poor sanitary co...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86821998000100009
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I) myelopathy (HAM/TSP) is a progressive disabling disorder. This work aimed to analyze clinical features and epidemiology in a sample of HAM/TSP. METHODS:All HTLV-1 infected patients with diagnostic criteria for HAM/TSP, consecutively admitted to the Sarah Hos...
journal_title:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0037-86822010000600013
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00