Schistosomiasis mansoni and severe gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus disease in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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39(4): 379-382, jul.-ago. 2006. ilus
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in English
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ABSTRACT
The behavior of the Schistosoma mansoni infection in patients with AIDS has not been explored. The case of a young woman with schistosomiasis mansoni, AIDS, and cytomegalovirus disease is reported. The authors suggest that the helminth was not a bystander in this case, or rather, by interfering with the host's immune response, it set the stage for the development and/or aggravation of the viral infection.
RESUMO
O comportamento da infecção pelo Schistosoma mansoni não foi explorado em pacientes com AIDS. Relatamos aqui o caso de uma paciente com esquistossomose mansoni, AIDS, e doença pelo citomegalovírus. Os autores sugerem que o helminto não foi apenas um espectador neste caso, mas, que, ao interferir na resposta imune do hospedeiro, promoveu o surgimento e/ou agravamento da infecção causada pelo citomegalovírus.
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Main subject:
Schistosomiasis mansoni
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Cytomegalovirus Infections
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Gastrointestinal Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias/BR
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR
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