Chagasic meningoencephalitis: case report of a recently included AIDS-defining illness in Brazil.

[Three-year survival of a patient with HIV and chagasic meningoencephalitis: case report].

Immunocompromised patients as those with renal transplant, hematological neoplasia or cancer and HIV/AIDS infection can suffer acute reactivation of Chagas disease. Central nervous system (CNS) evolvement (cerebral tumor or chagoma and diffuse meningoencephalitis) is similar to other opportunistic infections that present with cerebral expansive processes like toxoplasmosis or CNS primary lympho...

Chagasic Meningoencephalitis in an Hiv Infected Patient with Moderate Immunosuppression: Prolonged Survival and Challenges in the Haart Era

The reactivation of Chagas disease in HIV infected patients presents high mortality and morbidity. We present the case of a female patient with confirmed Chagasic meningoencephalitis as AIDS-defining illness. Interestingly, her TCD4+ lymphocyte cell count was 318 cells/mm3. After two months of induction therapy, one year of maintenance with benznidazol, and early introduction of highly active a...

Benznidazole Treatment of Chagasic Encephalitis in Pregnant Woman with AIDS

We report a case of chagasic meningoencephalitis reactivation in a pregnant woman co-infected with Trypanosoma cruzi and HIV that was successfully managed with benznidazole and highly active antiretroviral therapy. Early diagnosis enabled rapid specific treatment that improved the health of the patient and her baby.

Prolonged survival and immune reconstitution after chagasic meningoencephalitis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Sobrevida prolongada e reconstituição imunológica depois de meningoencefalite chagásica de um paciente com síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida

We report a case of cerebral meningoencephalitis due to Trypanosoma cruzi in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The patient presented with seizures and focal neurological signs. Definitive diagnosis of chagasic meningoencephalitis was made by demonstration of free trypomastigote forms in the cerebrospinal fluid. Benznidazol was prescribed with clinical and neurological improveme...

Case Report of Meningoencephalitis in Calves Caused by Escherichia coli