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Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 is associated with dysthyroidism in the French Amazon
BackgroundHuman T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus known to cause two major diseases: adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and a progressive neuromyelopathy—tropical spastic paraparesis.
Julia Dugardin +10 more
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ObjectivesFrench Guiana is a multicultural overseas territory where obesity is a major public health problem. This study aimed to highlight the nutritional and socioeconomic determinants of overweight and obesity in different populations in French Guiana.
Mickael Massicard +5 more
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Teledermatology Use in Remote Areas of French Guiana: Experience From a Long-Running System
Introduction: French Guiana is an overseas region of France on the north coast of South America and is mostly covered by tropical rainforest. Most human settlements are located along the coast while some settlements are scattered across the hinterland ...
Anne-Laure Messagier +5 more
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Adrenal histoplasmosis and primary adrenal insufficiency are mostly described in immunocompetent patients. This particular tropism is attributed to the presence of cortisol within the adrenal gland, a privileged niche for Histoplasma growth.
Mathieu Nacher +18 more
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Introduction: Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), during HIV infection is a rare complication with a poor prognosis. There are few data on HLH within the Amazon region.
Duc Nguyen +20 more
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Leprosy in French Guiana, 2015 to 2021: Dynamics of a Persistent Public Health Problem
A resurgence of leprosy as a public health problem in French Guiana was reported over the period 2007 to 2014, particularly among Brazilians gold miners. Prolonged multidrug therapy and reversal reactions represent a therapeutic challenge.
Aurore Petiot +4 more
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Preterm deliveries are a major multifactorial public health problem in French Guiana. Desert dust episodes have been associated with preterm delivery in Guadeloupe, a territory with similarities to French Guiana.
Mathieu Nacher +17 more
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BackgroundDisseminated histoplasmosis remains a major killer of immunocompromised patients in Latin America. Cytological and histological methods are usually present in most hospitals and may represent a precious diagnostic method.
Kinan Drak Alsibai +13 more
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French Guiana lacks a dedicated model for developing an early warning system tailored to its entomological contexts. We employed a spatiotemporal modeling approach to predict the risk of Aedes aegypti larvae presence in local households in French Guiana.
Sarah Bailly +8 more
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ObjectivesWe describe the clinical, mycological, immunological, and genetic characteristics of six HIV-negative patients presenting with invasive cryptococcosis.MethodsPatients with cryptococcosis without any of the classical risk factors, such as HIV ...
Jeanne Goupil de Bouillé +23 more
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