New evidence of spontaneous cure in human Chagas' disease Novas evidências da cura espontânea da doença de Chagas humana

A new case of spontaneous cure of human Chagas' disease is described in Uruguay. An 87-year-old man who had a typical acute phase of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in 1947 and never received specific treatment against the disease, when examined in 1998 revealed several completely negative parasito...

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Main Authors: Sonia S. Francolino, Antonio Fernandez Antunes, Rodolfo Talice, Rachel Rosa, Joel Selanikio, Joffre Marcondes de Rezende, Álvaro J. Romanha, João Carlos Pinto Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2003-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822003000100014