Reactivation of Chagas' disease leading to the diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Braz. j. infect. dis
;
6(6): 317-321, Dec. 2002. ilus
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in English
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ABSTRACT
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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Main subject:
Trypanosoma cruzi
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Chagas Disease
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
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Meningoencephalitis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
State University of Montes Claros/BR
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