CHAGASIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS IN AN HIV INFECTED PATIENT WITH MODERATE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION: PROLONGED SURVIVAL AND CHALLENGES IN THE HAART ERA

CHAGASIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS IN AN HIV INFECTED PATIENT WITH MODERATE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION: PROLONGED SURVIVAL AND CHALLENGES IN THE HAART ERA

The reactivation of Chagas disease in HIV infected patients presents high mortality and morbidity. We present the case of a female patient with confirmed Chagasic meningoencephalitis as AIDS-defining illness. Interestingly, her TCD4+ lymphocyte cell count was 318 cells/mm3. After two months of induc...

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Main Authors: Renata BUCCHERI, Maria José KASSAB, Vera Lucia Teixeira de FREITAS, Sheila Cristina Vicente da SILVA, Rita C. BEZERRA, Zarifa KHOURY, Maria Aparecida SHIKANAI-YASUDA, José E. VIDAL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Meningoencephalitis
Central nervous system
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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