Trypanosoma cruzi Necrotizing Meningoencephalitis in a Venezuelan HIV+-AIDS Patient: Pathological Diagnosis Confirmed by PCR Using Formalin-Fixed- and Paraffin-Embedded-Tissues

Coinfections with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and infectious agents have been recognized since the early 90s. In the central nervous system (CNS) of HIV+ patients, parasitic protozoans like Toxoplasma gondii have been described as responsible for the space occupying lesions (SOL) developed. H...

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Main Authors: Marcello Salvatore Rossi Spadafora, Ghislaine Céspedes, Sandra Romero, Isabel Fuentes, Alpidio A. Boada-Sucre, Carmen Cañavate, María Flores-Chávez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Analytical Cellular Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/124795