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Published on: January 27, 2019
Trypanosoma cruzi meningoencephalitis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Kosuke Yasukawa1, Shital M Patel2, Charlene A Flash2
1Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas kosukeyaz@gmail.com.
Abstract:
As a result of global migration, a significant number of people with Trypanosoma cruzi infection now live in the United States, Canada, many countries in Europe, and other non-endemic countries. Trypanosoma cruzi meningoencephalitis is a rare cause of ring-enhancing lesions in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) that can closely mimic central nervous system (CNS) toxoplasmosis. We report a case of CNS Chagas reactivation in an AIDS patient successfully treated with benznidazole and antiretroviral therapy in the United States.
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