Author | Castellucci, Léa Cristina de Carvalho | |
Author | Cheng, Lay Har | |
Author | Araujo, Cibele | |
Author | Guimarães, Luiz Henrique Santos | |
Author | Lessa, Helio | |
Author | Machado, Paulo Roberto Lima | |
Author | Andrade, Mirela Frederico de Almeida | |
Author | Oliveira, Adja da Silva | |
Author | Ko, Albert Icksang | |
Author | Johnson, Warren D | |
Author | Wilson, Mary E | |
Author | Carvalho Filho, Edgar Marcelino | |
Author | Jesus, Amélia Maria Ribeiro de | |
Access date | 2015-10-19T13:47:19Z | |
Available date | 2015-10-19T13:47:19Z | |
Document date | 2005 | |
Citation | CASTELLUCCI, L. C. C. et al. Familial aggregation of mucosal leishmaniasis in northeast Brazil. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 73, n. 1, p. 69-73, 2005. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 0002-9637 | |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/11985 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Title | Familial aggregation of mucosal leishmaniasis in northeast Brazil. | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
Abstract | To evaluate whether familial clustering occurs in mucosal leishmaniasis (ML), patients with ML (index cases) were randomly selected from medical records at a health post in an endemic area for Leishmania braziliensis infection. Control individuals (index controls) matched by age, gender, and place of residence to index cases were selected. Family members of index cases and controls were compared with respect to environmental factors and the incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and ML. Delayed type hypersensitivity test (DTH) to Leishmania antigen was tested in selected families. Among 289 members of 46 families enrolled, significant differences were found in the frequencies of CL (37% versus 20%) and ML (5% versus 0) in case versus control families, respectively. Families with 2 cases of ML had a higher frequency (29.6%) of DTH-positive individuals than control families (9.4%). These data demonstrate familial clustering of CL, ML, and positive DTH skin tests in an area endemic for L. braziliensis infection. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Hospital Universitário Prof. Edgard Santos. Serviço de Imunologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Hospital Universitário Prof. Edgard Santos. Serviço de Imunologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Hospital Universitário Prof. Edgard Santos. Serviço de Imunologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Hospital Universitário Prof. Edgard Santos. Serviço de Imunologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Hospital Universitário Prof. Edgard Santos. Serviço de Imunologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Hospital Universitário Prof. Edgard Santos. Serviço de Imunologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Hospital Universitário Prof. Edgard Santos. Serviço de Imunologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Hospital Universitário Prof. Edgard Santos. Serviço de Imunologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Cornell University. Weill Medical College of New York. Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Division of International. New York, NY | pt_BR |
Affilliation | University of Iowa. Departments of Internal Medicine and Microbiology. Iowa City, Iowa | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Hospital Universitário Prof. Edgard Santos. Serviço de Imunologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Hospital Universitário Prof. Edgard Santos. Serviço de Imunologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
DeCS | Leishmaniose Mucocutânea/epidemiologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Adulto | pt_BR |
DeCS | Animais | pt_BR |
DeCS | Brasil/epidemiologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Criança | pt_BR |
DeCS | Eletricidade | pt_BR |
DeCS | Exposição Ambiental | pt_BR |
DeCS | Familia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Feminino | pt_BR |
DeCS | Habitação | pt_BR |
DeCS | Humanos | pt_BR |
DeCS | Leishmania braziliensis | pt_BR |
DeCS | Leishmaniose Mucocutânea/transmissão | pt_BR |
DeCS | Masculino | pt_BR |
DeCS | Núcleo Familiar | pt_BR |
DeCS | Ocupações | pt_BR |
DeCS | Linhagem | pt_BR |
DeCS | Testes Cutâneos | pt_BR |