Clinical, epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic analysis regarding visceral leishmaniasis cases in Triangulo Mineiro university hospital

Abstract

Introduction: Visceral leishmaniasis is a chronic and systemic disease with a high fatality rate. It is caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of infected female sandflies. Development: This study used data from secondary sources, obtained from the analysis of medical records offered by the Medical Archive Service (SAME) of the Hospital de Clínicas of the Federal University of Uberlândia (HC-UFU) referring to patients hospitalized at the HC-UFU in the period from 2007 to 2019, 29 cases of VL were identified, coming from 16 municipalities, mostly men (72.4%), brown (55.1%), aged between 19 and 49 years (62%) and living in the area urban (86.2%), diagnosed mainly by myelogram (75.8%). The symptoms observed were fever (96.5%) and visceromegaly (96.5%), followed by adynamia (72.4%), malnutrition (65.5%) and diarrhea (27.5%). The diagnosed cases of VL were treated with amphotericin B (68.9%), liposomal amphotericin (55.1%) and glucanthime (10.34%). Conclusion: It is concluded the importance of disseminating information about visceral leishmaniasis through lectures in schools, companies, as well as conferences and information on communication networks, in order to reduce the number of infections, improve and expand diagnosis and treatment.