Prolonged survival and immune reconstitution after chagasic meningoencephalitis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-88

  Corti, Marcelo ^a,b   Yampolsky, Claudio ^a  

^a Francisco J Muñiz Hospital   (Argentina)

^b HIV/AIDS Division   (Argentina)

Author keywords

AIDS; Chagas' disease; Meningoencephalitis; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; BENZNIDAZOLE; EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AIDS PATIENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHAGAS DISEASE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRESCRIPTION; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TRYPOMASTIGOTE; VIRUS LOAD;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33644539831     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: 00378682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822006000100018     Document Type: Article

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