Schistosomiasis mansoni and severe gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus disease in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Esquistossomose mansoni e doença gastrointestinal grave pelo citomegalovírus em paciente com a síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida

Schistosomiasis mansoni and severe gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus disease in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Esquistossomose mansoni e doença gastrointestinal grave pelo citomegalovírus em paciente com a síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida

The behavior of the Schistosoma mansoni infection in patients with AIDS has not been explored. The case of a young woman with schistosomiasis mansoni, AIDS, and cytomegalovirus disease is reported. The authors suggest that the helminth was not a bystander in this case, or rather, by interfering with...

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Main Authors: Renata Eliane de Ávila, Thaís Sanai Batista, Marcelo Antônio Pascoal Xavier, Ana Margarida Miguel Ferreira Nogueira, José Roberto Lambertucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2006-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Esquistossomose
Schistosoma mansoni
AIDS
Citomegalovírus
Imunodeficiência
Linfócitos
Schistosomiasis
Cytomegalovirus
Immunodeficiency
Lymphocytes
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