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Perfil clínico-epidemiológico de pacientes infectados pelo HTLV-1 em Belém/Pará
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-06) GLÓRIA, Luzielma Macêdo; DAMASCENO, Suzielle de Arruda; RODRIGUES, Luana Rego; SANTOS, Mayara do Socorro Brito dos; SOUSA, Rita Catarina Medeiros; DIAS, George Alberto da Silva; PINTO, Denise da Silva
Objective: The clinical-epidemiological profile of patients with HTLV-1 in Belém, Pará state, Brazil was investigated describing the characteristics of these patients at an outpatient service of the Clinical and Epidemiologic Laboratory of Endemic Diseases - LCEDE from the Tropical Medicine Center - NMT of the Federal University of Pará - UFPA. Methodology: It was a descriptive, cross-sectional study with data collected from the records of HTLV-1 patients from 2000 to 2012. Descriptive analysis used Epi Info 3.2.5 software. Results: Of the 182 patients, 35.2% were male and 64.8% female, with a predominance of married individuals (47.8%), approximately 73.6% were from Belém. Among the symptomatic patients, 51% presented neurological symptoms, 21% dermatological complaints, 18% rheumatologic complaints, and 10% autonomic complaints. Among the patients with neurological symptoms, 16 (39%) were diagnosed with HAM/TSP. Conclusion: There is predominance of females, aged 40-49 years, married, with informal jobs, from Belém, with neurological sings and regular return to medical visits.