Risk factors for mucosal manifestation of American cutaneous leishmaniasis.

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dc.contributor.authorCoelho, George Luiz Lins Machado
dc.contributor.authorCaiaffa, Waleska Teixeira
dc.contributor.authorGenaro, Odair
dc.contributor.authorMagalhães, Paulo Araújo
dc.contributor.authorMayrink, Wilson
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-05T14:31:53Z
dc.date.available2017-05-05T14:31:53Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractA case-comparison study was carried out to identify risk factors for mucosal manifestations of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in southeast Brazil, using a series of 2820 patients, diagnosed with ACL between 1966 and 1999. The significant factors independently associated with mucosal leishmaniasis were: gender, age, nutritional status and length of disease. Mucosal leishmaniasis occurred 1.7 times more frequently among males than females; twice as often in individuals older than 22 years compared with the younger group; almost four times as often in individuals with severe malnutrition compared with those who were well nourished; and almost four times more frequently in individuals reporting the disease for more than 4 months compared with those reporting a shorter duration of the disease. Among individuals older than 22 years the risk of mucosal leishmaniasis increased significantly (from 1.9 to 9.6) as the nutritional status decreased, when compared with younger and well-nourished patients. The characteristics herein described and correlated with severe forms could be used as diagnostic markers as part of clinical screening in areas endemic for ACL.pt_BR
dc.identifier.citationCOELHO, G. L. L. M. et al. Risk factors for mucosal manifestation of American cutaneous leishmaniasis. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Inglaterra, v. 99, n.1, p. 55-61, 2005. Disponível em: <https://academic.oup.com/trstmh/article-abstract/99/1/55/1911330/Risk-factors-for-mucosal-manifestation-of-American?redirectedFrom=fulltext>. Acesso em: 29 jan. 2017.pt_BR
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2003.08.001
dc.identifier.issn1878-3503
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/7663
dc.identifier.uri2https://academic.oup.com/trstmh/article-abstract/99/1/55/1911330/Risk-factors-for-mucosal-manifestation-of-American?redirectedFrom=fulltextpt_BR
dc.language.isoen_USpt_BR
dc.rightsrestritopt_BR
dc.subjectLeishmaniasispt_BR
dc.subjectEpidemiologypt_BR
dc.subjectRisk factorspt_BR
dc.subjectMucosal lesionspt_BR
dc.titleRisk factors for mucosal manifestation of American cutaneous leishmaniasis.pt_BR
dc.typeArtigo publicado em periodicopt_BR
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