12 results on '"Motta RN"'
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2. Chlamydia trachomatis asymptomatic urethritis recurrence among males living with HIV-1.
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Silva GARD, Motta HLSN, Souza EFA, Cardoso PANM, Pilotto JH, Eyer-Silva WA, Ribeiro LCP, Santos MSD, Azevedo MCVM, Pinto JFDC, Motta RN, and Ferry FRA
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- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections diagnosis, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections microbiology, Adult, Asymptomatic Infections epidemiology, Chlamydia Infections diagnosis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Recurrence, Risk Factors, Urethritis diagnosis, Urethritis microbiology, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections epidemiology, Chlamydia Infections epidemiology, Chlamydia trachomatis, Urethritis epidemiology
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A prevalence of 3.47% of asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis urethritis has been previously reported among males living with HIV infection in Brazil. This study aims to assess the recurrence of C. trachomatis urethritis three years later in the same cohort of patients and analyze associated risk factors. A total of 115 male patients diagnosed with HIV infection, with no symptoms of urethritis and observed since May of 2015 in followup visits were enrolled. They had urine samplers tested by PCR for C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae between February and March 2018. Results: Three of the four patients who had asymptomatic C. trachomatis urethritis three years before were recurrently positive for C. trachomatis urethritis. Two new patients were diagnosed as positives, accounting for a total asymptomatic C. trachomatis urethritis prevalence of 4.34%. The prevalence during the whole study was 5.21%. The relative risk for a new urethritis episode among those previously diagnosed with urethritis is RR=41.62 (95% CI: 9.42-183.84), p < 0.01. Patients who presented asymptomatic urethritis anytime and who were recurrently positive for C. trachomatis had a lower mean age (p<0.01). Married individuals were protected regarding asymptomatic urethritis [p<0.01, OR = 0.04 (0.005-0.4)] and had lower risk to develop recurrence [p<0.01, RR = 0.86 (0.74-0.99)]. Illicit drugs users had risk associated to asymptomatic urethritis [p=0.02, OR= 5.9 (1.03-34)] and higher risk to develop recurrence [p<0.01, RR=1.1 (1-1.22)]. Conclusion: The recurrence of asymptomatic C. trachomatis urethritis after treatment among males living with HIV infection in Brazil can be considered high and should not be neglected.
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- 2018
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3. Prevalence of asymptomatic urethritis by Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae and associated risk factors among males living with HIV-1.
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Silva GARD, Motta HLSN, Souza EFA, Cardoso PANM, Pilotto JH, Eyer-Silva WA, Ribeiro LCP, Santos MSD, Azevedo MCVM, Pinto JFDC, Motta RN, and Ferry FRA
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- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections diagnosis, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections microbiology, Adolescent, Adult, Brazil epidemiology, Chlamydia Infections diagnosis, Chlamydia trachomatis isolation & purification, Cross-Sectional Studies, Gonorrhea diagnosis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolation & purification, Risk Factors, Urethritis diagnosis, Urethritis microbiology, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections epidemiology, Asymptomatic Infections epidemiology, Chlamydia Infections epidemiology, Gonorrhea epidemiology, Urethritis epidemiology
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Objectives: The increase in HIV transmissibility in non-ulcerative sexually transmitted infection is already well-established. It is estimated that symptomatic carriers of N. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis have a relative risk of 4.8-fold and 3.6-fold, respectively, for the sexual acquisition of HIV. This type of evaluation for asymptomatic urethritis is necessary to reinforce strategies to combat HIV transmission. This study aims to assess the prevalence of patients with asymptomatic urethritis among men diagnosed with HIV-1 and determine the risk factors associated with this infection., Methods: We enrolled a total of 115 male patients aged 18 years or older who have been diagnosed with HIV infection and have no symptoms of urethritis or other sexually transmitted infections and who have been evaluated between May and August 2015 in a follow-up visit at the Immunology Outpatient Clinic of a Brazilian University Hospital., Results: Four asymptomatic patients were positive for C. trachomatis and were considered asymptomatic carriers of urethritis. Prevalence was 3.47%. Patients who were positive for C. trachomatis urethritis had a lower mean age (p = 0.015)., Conclusion: The presence of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infection is a challenge in clinical practice. We recommend that, in outpatient practice, the habit of inquiring on previous sexual behavior to obtain more information about risks and associations with asymptomatic sexually transmitted infection, a routine physical examination and complementary tests to detect STI pathogens should be performed to discard these conditions. The development of rapid tests for this purpose should also be encouraged.
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- 2018
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4. Malignant syphilis in an AIDS patient.
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dos Santos TR, de Castro IJ, Dahia MM, de Azevedo MC, da Silva GA, Motta RN, da Cunha Pinto J, and de Almeida Ferry FR
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- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome drug therapy, Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Homosexuality, Male, Humans, Male, Skin pathology, Syphilis drug therapy, Treatment Outcome, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome diagnosis, Coinfection, Syphilis diagnosis
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Malignant syphilis is an uncommon, but not unknown, ulcerative variation of secondary syphilis. The lesions typically begin as papules, which quickly evolve to pustules and then to ulcers with elevated edges and central necrosis. It is usually, but not mandatory, found in patients with some level of immunosuppression, such as HIV patients, when the TCD4(+) cell count is >200 cells/mm(3). Despite the anxiety the lesions cause, this form of the disease has a good prognosis. The general symptoms disappear right after the beginning of treatment, and lesions disappear over a variable period. This study reports the case of a 27-year-old man who has been HIV positive for 6 years, uses antiretroviral therapy incorrectly, has a TCD4(+) cell count of 340 cells/mm(3), a VDRL of 1:128 and itchy disseminated hyperchromic maculopapular lesions with rupioid crusts compatible with malignant syphilis.
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- 2015
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5. Association between antiretrovirals and thyroid diseases: a cross-sectional study.
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Silva GA, Andrade MC, Sugui Dde A, Nunes RF, Pinto JF, Eyer Silva WA, Ferry FR, Azevedo MC, and Motta RN
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- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome blood, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome complications, Adult, Anti-Retroviral Agents therapeutic use, Asymptomatic Diseases epidemiology, Asymptomatic Diseases therapy, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Cross-Sectional Studies, Didanosine therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Hypothyroidism chemically induced, Hypothyroidism immunology, Male, Prevalence, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors adverse effects, Stavudine adverse effects, Thyroid Diseases drug therapy, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome drug therapy, Autoantibodies isolation & purification, Hypothyroidism epidemiology, Iodide Peroxidase immunology, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors therapeutic use, Stavudine therapeutic use, Thyroid Diseases epidemiology
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Objective: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of thyroid diseases and anti-TPO status. We searched for an association among presence of immune reconstitution and use of stavudine, didanosine and protease inhibitors with thyroid diseases., Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed to analyze the records of 117 HIV-infected patients who had their CD4+ cell count, viral load, anti-TPO, TSH and free T4 levels collected on the same day. Immune reconstitution was considered in those whose T CD4+ count was below 200 cells/mm3, but these values increased above 200 cells/mm3 after the use of antiretrovirals. The odds ratio obtained by a 2x2 contingency table and a chi-square test were used to measure the association between categorical variables., Results: The prevalence of thyroid disease was 34.18%; of these, 4.34% were positive for anti-TPO. There was an association of risk between stavudine use and subclinical hypothyroidism (OR = 4.19, 95% CI: 1.29 to 13.59, X2 = 6.37, p = 0.01). Immune reconstitution achieved protection associated with thyroid disease that was near statistical significance OR = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.19 to 1.04, X2 = 3.55, p = 0.059., Conclusion: The prevalence of thyroid disease in the sample studied was higher than what had been found in the literature, with a low positive anti-TPO frequency. The historical use of stavudine has an association of risk for the presence of subclinical hypothyroidism, and immune reconstitution has trends towards protection for the presence of thyroid diseases.
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- 2015
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6. Pyoderma Gangrenosum Simulating Necrotizing Fasciitis.
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de Souza EF, da Silva GA, Dos Santos GR, Motta HL, Cardoso PA, de Azevedo MC, Pires KL, Motta RN, Eyer Silva Wde A, Ferry FR, and Pinto JF
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Pyoderma gangrenosum received this name due to the notion that this disease was related to infections caused by bacteria in the genus Streptococcus. In contrast to this initial assumption, today the disease is thought to have an autoimmune origin. Necrotizing fasciitis was first mentioned around the fifth century AD, being referred to as a complication of erysipelas. It is a disease characterized by severe, rapidly progressing soft tissue infection, which causes necrosis of the subcutaneous tissue and the fascia. On the third day of hospitalization after antecubital venipuncture, a 59-year-old woman presented an erythematous and painful pustular lesion that quickly evolved into extensive ulceration circumvented by an erythematous halo and accompanied by toxemia. One of the proposed etiologies was necrotizing fasciitis. The microbiological results were all negative, while the histopathological analysis showed epidermal necrosis and inflammatory infiltrate composed predominantly of dermal neutrophils. Pyoderma gangrenosum was considered as a diagnosis. After 30 days, the patient was discharged with oral prednisone (60 mg/day), and the patient had complete healing of the initial injury in less than two months. This case was an unexpected event in the course of the hospitalization which was diagnosed as pyoderma gangrenosum associated with myelodysplastic syndrome.
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- 2015
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7. Use of lopinavir/ritonavir associated with ergotamine resulting in foot amputation: brief communication.
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Ferry FR, Da Silva GA, Motta RN, Carvalho Rde S, and De Sá CA
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- Adult, Anti-HIV Agents administration & dosage, Drug Therapy, Combination methods, Ergotamine administration & dosage, Female, HIV Infections drug therapy, Humans, Lopinavir administration & dosage, Ritonavir administration & dosage, Amputation, Surgical, Anti-HIV Agents adverse effects, Ergotamine adverse effects, Foot surgery, Lopinavir adverse effects, Ritonavir adverse effects
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A 32-year-old female, was diagnosed in 2004 with a C1 HIV1 infection, using zidovudine/lamivudine 300/150 mg BID and lopinavir/ritonavir 400/100 mg BID, in addition to prophylaxis with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 800/160 mg QD, but no prophylaxis with macrolide antibiotics. The patient presented with a severe headache and was prescribed two capsules of the anti-migraine drug Ormigrein™, which contained ergotamine tartrate 1 mg, caffeine 100 mg, paracetamol 220 mg, hyoscyamine sulfate 87.5 mcg, and atropine sulfate 12.5 mcg. Afterwards she was prescribed one capsule of Ormigrein every 30 minutes for a total of six capsules a day. The patient took the medication as prescribed but developed a pain in her left ankle three days later, which evolved to the need for amputation.
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- 2014
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8. First case of autochthonous human visceral leishmaniasis in the urban center of Rio de Janeiro: case report.
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Silva GA, Boechat Tde O, Ferry FR, Pinto JF, Azevedo MC, Carvalho Rde S, Motta RN, and Veras MF
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- Adult, Brazil epidemiology, Cities epidemiology, Humans, Leishmaniasis, Visceral epidemiology, Male, Urban Population, Leishmaniasis, Visceral diagnosis
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Visceral leishmaniasis is an anthropozoonosis that is caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania, especially Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum, and is transmitted to humans by the bite of sandflies of the genus Lutzomyia, such as Lutzomyia longipalpis. There are many reservoirs, including Canis familiaris. It is a chronic infectious disease with systemic involvement that is characterized by three phases: the initial period, the state period and the final period. The main symptoms are fever, malnutrition, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia. This article reports a case of a patient diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis in the final period following autochthonous transmission in the urban area of Rio de Janeiro. The case reported here is considered by the Municipal Civil Defense and Health Surveillance of Rio de Janeiro to be the first instance of autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in humans in the urban area of this city. The patient was discharged and is undergoing a follow-up at the outpatient clinic, demonstrating clinical improvement.
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- 2014
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9. RRH: envenoming syndrome due to 200 stings from Africanized honeybees.
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Silva GA, Pires KL, Soares DC, Ferreira MR, Ferry FR, Motta RN, and Azevedo MC
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- Aged, Animals, Humans, Insect Bites and Stings therapy, Male, Syndrome, Bee Venoms poisoning, Bees, Insect Bites and Stings complications
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Envenoming syndrome from Africanized bee stings is a toxic syndrome caused by the inoculation of large amounts of venom from multiple bee stings, generally more than five hundred. The incidence of severe toxicity from Africanized bee stings is rare but deadly. This report reveals that because of the small volume of distribution, having fewer stings does not exempt a patient from experiencing an unfavorable outcome, particularly in children, elderly people or underweight people.
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- 2013
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10. Cutaneous tuberculous gummas in a patient with polymyositis.
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Silva GA, Motta RN, Carvalho Rde S, Lupi O, Azevedo MC, and Ferry FR
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- Adult, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Male, Tuberculosis, Cutaneous chemically induced, Abscess pathology, Immunosuppressive Agents adverse effects, Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth & development, Polymyositis drug therapy, Tuberculosis, Cutaneous pathology
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Metastatic tuberculous abscesses or cutaneous tuberculous gummas occur mostly by reactivation of ancient cutaneous foci and is triggered mainly by pharmacological immunosuppression, diabetes mellitus, alcoholism or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The present case report refers to a 33-year-old male patient with polymyositis and a previous diagnosis of treated pulmonary tuberculosis. He presented cutaneous abscesses and fever months after the tuberculosis regimen. The patient was diagnosed as metastatic tuberculous abscesses associated with immunosuppression as result of polymyositis treatment.
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- 2013
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11. Plasmid-mediated extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing strains of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from diabetes foot infections in a Brazilian diabetic center.
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Motta RN, Oliveira MM, Magalhães PS, Dias AM, Aragão LP, Forti AC, and Carvalho CB
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- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 microbiology, Enterobacteriaceae drug effects, Enterobacteriaceae isolation & purification, Humans, Plasmids, Prospective Studies, beta-Lactam Resistance, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Diabetic Foot microbiology, Enterobacteriaceae enzymology, beta-Lactamases metabolism
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We bacteriologically analyzed 156 species of Enterobacteriaceae, isolated from 138 patients with community-acquired diabetic foot ulcers, in a prospective study made at a diabetic center and at the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil, from March, 2000, to November, 2001. The samples were cultured using selective media, and identification, susceptibility tests and detection of plasmid-mediated-extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing strains were made with conventional and automated methods. The most frequently occurring pathogens were K. pneumoniae (21.2%), Morganella morganii (19.9%) and E. coli (15.4%). High resistance rates were noted for ampicillin, first generation cephalosporin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and chloramphenicol. ESBL-producing strains were detected in 6% of the patients. Resistance among gram-negative bacteria has become increasingly common, even in community-acquired infections.
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- 2003
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12. Multiple colonic granular cell tumors.
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Ebecken R, Ebecken K, Motta RN, and Basilio CA
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- Colonic Neoplasms surgery, Female, Granular Cell Tumor surgery, Humans, Middle Aged, Colonic Neoplasms pathology, Granular Cell Tumor pathology
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- 2002
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