Reactivation of Chagas' disease leading to the diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
| Autor: | Mauro José Guedes Roque, Henry Carlos Gomes Monção, Eder de Oliveira Santos, João dos Reis Canela |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Chagas disease Adult Male Trypanosoma cruzi Population Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) lcsh:QR1-502 Disease medicine.disease_cause lcsh:Microbiology lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Immune system Fatal Outcome Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Immunity Meningoencephalitis medicine Animals Humans lcsh:RC109-216 Chagas Disease education education.field_of_study Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome human immunodeficiency virus AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections business.industry medicine.disease Chagas' disease Infectious Diseases Immunology business |
| Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 6, Iss 6, Pp 317-321 (2002) Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 6, Iss 6, Pp 317-321 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Popis: | Reactivation of chronic Chagas' disease is a rare condition and occurs only in immunosuppressed patients. We report a case of a patient with a rapid and fatal reactivation of Chagas' disease, manifested by meningoencephalitis, which lead to a diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We believe there is sufficient evidence to include the reactivation of Chagas' disease among the diagnostic criteria of AIDS in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. |
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