Case report of Chagas disease reactivation: new diagnosis tool by direct microscopic observation of biopsy specimen and its preservation fluid

Abstract Chagas Disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. This infection is endemic in the Americas region. Neurological Chagas reactivation is diagnosed through the visualization of the parasite in the cerebrospinal fluid, blood, or tissue samples. Herein, we report the visualization of trypomastigot...

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Main Authors: Constanza Lopez-Albizu, Martín Pablo Bravo, Marisa Pico, Marisa L. Fernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822021000100708&tlng=en