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ArticleRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical2021

Is splenectomy an option for multiple relapses in a child with visceral leishmaniasis? A case report.

Marcos Adriano Garcia Campos, Andrey Salgado Moraes Filho, Gustavo Ribeiro Féres Moraes Rêgo, Raphael Oliveira Lima Silva, Rebeca Aranha Barbosa Sousa, Yolande Pokam Tchuisseu, Gyl Eanes Barros Silva, Mônica Elinor Alves Gama

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Article in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Marcos Adriano Garcia CamposUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Faculdade de Medicina, São Luís, MA, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0001-8924-1203
Andrey Salgado Moraes FilhoUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Faculdade de Medicina, São Luís, MA, Brasil.
Gustavo Ribeiro Féres Moraes RêgoUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Faculdade de Medicina, São Luís, MA, Brasil.
Raphael Oliveira Lima SilvaUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Faculdade de Medicina, São Luís, MA, Brasil.
Rebeca Aranha Barbosa SousaUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Faculdade de Medicina, São Luís, MA, Brasil.
Yolande Pokam TchuisseuDuke University, Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, North Carolina, United States.
Gyl Eanes Barros SilvaUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Hospital Universitário, São Luís, MA, Brasil.
Mônica Elinor Alves GamaUniversidade Federal do Maranhão, Hospital Universitário, São Luís, MA, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Maranhão · BRHospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Maranhão · BRDuke University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an infectious disease caused by Leishmania spp. The recurrence of the disease occurs, in general, in patients with decreased or loss of T-cell function, whether due to the use of corticosteroids, immunosuppressive disease, or another cause. In some cases, splenectomy may be a therapeutic option. However, the effectiveness of splenectomy is not well defined. This report describes the evolution of a pediatric patient with seven recurrences of VL, who relapsed post-surgery after drug therapy and splenectomy.

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LeishmaniaLeishmaniasis, VisceralChildHumansRecurrenceSplenectomy

Identifiers

PMID33759927
PMCPMC8008903
OpenAlexW3137320010

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