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      Chagasic meningoencephalitis: case report of a recently included AIDS-defining illness in Brazil Translated title: Meningoencefalite chagásica: relato de caso de doença recentemente incluida como indicativa de AIDS no Brasil

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          Recently, reactivation of Chagas disease (meningoencephalitis and/or myocarditis) was included in the list of AIDS-defining illnesses in Brazil. We report a case of a 52-year-old patient with no history of previous disease who presented acute meningoencephalitis. Direct examination of blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed Trypanosoma cruzi. CSF culture confirmed the diagnosis. Serological assays for T. cruzi and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were positive. Despite treatment with benznidazol and supportive measures, the patient died 24 hours after hospital admission. In endemic areas, reactivation of Chagas disease should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of meningoencephalitis among HIV-infected patients, and its presence is indicative of AIDS.

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          Recentemente, a reagudização da doença de Chagas (meningoencefalite e/ou miocardite) foi incluída na lista de doenças indicativas de aids no Brasil. Os autores relatam o caso de um paciente de 52 anos de idade, natural de área rural da Bahia e procedente de uma área urbana de São Paulo, sem história de doenças prévias e que apresentou meningoencefalite aguda. As sorologias e pesquisas parasitológicas diretas no sangue e no liquido cefalorraquideano (LCR) demonstraram presença de Trypanosoma cruzi, confirmando-se o diagnóstico mediante cultura do LCR. O teste rápido assim como os ELISA e Western Blot diagnosticaram infecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV). Apesar do tratamento com benzonidazole e as medidas de suporte, o paciente faleceu 24 horas depois da admissão hospitalar. Em áreas endêmicas, a reagudização da doença de Chagas deve ser sempre considerada no diagnóstico diferencial das meningoencefalites e sua presença em pacientes com infecção pelo HIV é indicativa de aids.

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              One N-confused porphyrin derivative was prepared and its first observation that it could stabilize G-quadruplex and possessed high selectivity over duplex DNA was made, furthermore, it was also proved to possess the capacity to induce a structural transition from the antiparallel to the mixed-type hybrid G-quadruplex structure. Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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                Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
                Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo
                Instituto de Medicina Tropical (São Paulo )
                1678-9946
                August 2004
                : 46
                : 4
                : 199-202
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                [1 ] Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas Brazil
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                S0036-46652004000400005
                10.1590/S0036-46652004000400005
                5356a74d-cc83-437a-af62-ea5c321b7451

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Categories
                TROPICAL MEDICINE

                Infectious disease & Microbiology
                Chagas disease,Meningoencephalitis,Central nervous system,Epidemiology,Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome,Brazil

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