Congenitally transmitted visceral leishmaniasis: Report of two Brazilian human cases

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 263-266

  Mescouto Borges, Myrlena Regina Machado ^a,b   Maués, Érika ^c   Costa, Dorcas Lamounier ^d   da Silva Pranchevicius, Maria Cristina ^a   Romero, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c Hospital Dona Regina   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Congenital transmission; Leishmania infantum; Pregnancy; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; AMPICILLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; OXACILLIN;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AMASTIGOTE; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; COUGHING; DEATH; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FEVER; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTENSIVE CARE; JAUNDICE; LEG EDEMA; LEISHMANIA; MALE; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; NEWBORN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PALLOR; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; SPLENOMEGALY; TACHYPNEA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876737724     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2012.10.017     Document Type: Article

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