Foundation for Research Support of the State of SaoPaulo (FAPESP ? 06/1533-9) and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq ? Universal 470594/2006-3 and 475238/2008-7).; Universidade Federal de S?o Paulo. Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia. S?o Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Universidade Federal de S?o Paulo. Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia. S...
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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. cru...