Leptospirosis patient with AIDS the first case reported

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

关键词: Leptospirose;    Relato de caso;    Leptospira interrogans;    SIDA;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86821994000100008

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A case of renal icterohaemorrhagic leptospirosis involving a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is reported. Despite the low levels of CD4+ Tlymphocytes, the clinical course of leptospirosis was similar to that observed in non-immunodepressed patients, and no worsening of AIDS occurred due to the infebtion by the spirochete. Serologic conversion was observed in the microscopic agglutination test, with maximum titer of1:3,200. The patient had positive urine cultures for Leptospira interrogans for two months, whereas blood cultures were negative.

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