Reactivation of Chagas' disease leading to the diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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...
Main Authors: | Santos Eder de Oliveira, Canela João dos Reis, Monção Henry Carlos Gomes, Roque Mauro José Guedes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2002-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702002000600009 |
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