Trypanosoma cruzi meningoencephalitis and myocarditis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Meningoencefalite e miocardite por Trypanosoma cruzi em paciente com síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida

Trypanosoma cruzi meningoencephalitis and myocarditis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Meningoencefalite e miocardite por Trypanosoma cruzi em paciente com síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida

We report the case of a 52-year-old male heterosexual patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and reactivation of Chagas' disease manifested by meningoencephalitis and myocarditis, diagnosed post-mortem. Unexplained reactivation of Chagas' disease should be included among th...

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Main Authors: Ademir Rocha, Marcelo S. Ferreira, Sergio A. Nishioka, Marcos Silva, Marcius K. N. Burgarelli, Arnaldo M. Silva, Leandro P. Moura, Reinaldo Ugrinovich, César N. Raffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1993-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Human immunodeficiency virus
Meningoencephalitis
Myocarditis
Trypanosomiasis
American
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