Case Report: Reactivation of Chagas disease in a patient with advanced HIV 15 Years after migration

Case Report: Reactivation of Chagas disease in a patient with advanced HIV 15 Years after migration

Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Chagas disease reactivation is an opportunistic infection in HIV-positive patients that commonly presents as meningoencephalitis and/or central nervous system abscesses. We describe the first known Iri...

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Main Authors:	Laura O’Doherty, Annmarie White, Ali Almajrafi, Alain Fennessy, Arlene Heekin, Peter Bede, Brendan Crowley, Laura Nabarro, Debbie Nolder, Claire Rogers, Catherine Moran, Alan Beausang, Sean Keane, Michell Cruz, Emma Devitt, Colm Bergin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:	Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Subjects:	Chagas disease human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) immunocompromise Trypanosomiasis cruzi chagoma
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fitd.2025.1588423/full
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