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ATYPICAL LYMPHOCYTOSIS IN LEPTOSPIROSIS: A COHORT OF HOSPITALIZED CASES BETWEEN 1996 AND 2009 IN STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Linfócitos atípicos
Linfócitos gama-delta
Características clínicas
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Linfócitos atípicos na leptospirose: coorte de pacientes hospitalizados entre 1996 e 2009, Estado do Rio de JaneiroAuthor
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Leptospirose é uma zoonose que permanece endêmica em regiões tropicais e temperadas. A dificuldade no diagnóstico clínico diferencial entre os quadros de leptospirose humana e as várias arboviroses (dengue, febre amarela, febre de oropouche), febre maculosa brasileira, hepatite viral e hantavirose permanece um problema na Saúde Pública.
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Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease found in tropical and temperate countries, and its clinical diagnostic confusion with arboviruses (dengue fever, oropouche fever and yellow fever), Brazilian spotted fever, viral hepatitis and hantaviruses has been an ongoing public health concern. The aim of this observational study was to demonstrate an association between findings of atypical lymphocytosis and the progression of endemic leptospirosis.
Keywords in Portuguese
LeptospiroseLinfócitos atípicos
Linfócitos gama-delta
Características clínicas
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