Caldas Arlene J M, Costa Jackson M L, Gama Mônica E A, Ramos Eduardo A G, Barral Aldina
Department of Pathology, Nucleus of Tropical Pathology and Social Medicine, Federal University of Maranhão, Praça Madre Deus No 2 (Bairro Madre Deus), CEP 65 025 560, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
Acta Trop. 2003 Sep;88(1):39-43. doi: 10.1016/s0001-706x(03)00160-8.
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in the island of São Luis, State of Maranhão, Brazil. Despite an increase in the number of VL cases, the frequency of the disease is low among pregnant women. We present here the case of a pregnant woman followed up by our group, who was treated with amphotericin B with excellent outcome.
内脏利什曼病(VL)在巴西马拉尼昂州圣路易斯岛呈地方性流行。尽管VL病例数有所增加,但该疾病在孕妇中的发病率较低。我们在此介绍一例由我们团队随访的孕妇病例,该孕妇接受了两性霉素B治疗,效果极佳。