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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1993-04-01
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Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651993000200014 |
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