Trypanosoma cruzi meningoencephalitis in AIDS mimicking cerebral metastases: case report
| Autor: | Marcia Carmignani, Benjamin W. Handfas, Pedro Camilo A. Pimentel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Chagas disease Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Fulminant encephalitis Trypanosoma cruzi Diagnosis Differential Cerebrospinal fluid Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Meningoencephalitis Humans Medicine Chagas Disease Aids patients AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections biology business.industry cerebral metastases Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Chagas' disease AIDS Neurology Neurology (clinical) Tomography X-Ray Computed business Encephalitis |
| Zdroj: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.54 n.1 1996 Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Academia Brasileira de Neurologia instacron:ABNEURO |
| Popis: | A case of Chagas' meningoencephalitis in a 47 year-old patient with AIDS is presented. The diagnosis was established by examination of the cerebrospinal fluid which showed the presence of Trypanosoma cruzi. CT-scan revealed multiple cerebral lesions which only became evident by contrast administration. A second CT after 13 days showed a severe evolution with displacement of the midline structures leading to the patient's death. This case, as well as other case reports published, has shown the fulminant evolution of Chagas' meningoencephalitis in AIDS patients and the importance of cerebrospinal fluid examination for the diagnosis. |
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