Schistosomiasis mansoni and severe gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus disease in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Schistosomiasis mansoni and severe gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus disease in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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 the host's immune response, it set the stage for the development and/or aggravation of the viral infection.

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Main Authors: Ávila,Renata Eliane de, Batista,Thaís Sanai, Xavier,Marcelo Antônio Pascoal, Nogueira,Ana Margarida Miguel Ferreira, Lambertucci,José Roberto
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2006
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822006000400012
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