Chagasic meningoencephalitis: case report of a recently included AIDS-defining illness in Brazil Meningoencefalite chagásica: relato de caso de doença recentemente incluida como indicativa de AIDS no Brasil

Chagasic meningoencephalitis: case report of a recently included AIDS-defining illness in Brazil Meningoencefalite chagásica: relato de caso de doença recentemente incluida como indicativa de AIDS no Brasil

Recently, reactivation of Chagas disease (meningoencephalitis and/or myocarditis) was included in the list of AIDS-defining illnesses in Brazil. We report a case of a 52-year-old patient with no history of previous disease who presented acute meningoencephalitis. Direct examination of blood and cere...

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Main Authors: Geraldine Madalosso, Alessandra C. Guedes Pellini, Marileide J. Vasconcelos, Ana Freitas Ribeiro, Leonardo Weissmann, Gilberto Silva Oliveira Filho, Augusto C. Penalva de Oliveira, Jose E. Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2004-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Meningoencephalitis
Central nervous system
Epidemiology
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Brazil
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