Reactivation of cardiac Chagas' disease in acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
We report the case of a 29-year-old man who developed acute congestive heart failure secondary to cardiac Chagas' disease in the setting of Trypanosoma cruzi reactivation by acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Rivera
Juan
J
Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA. juanjr972@aol.com
Hillis
L David
LD
Levine
Benjamin D
BD
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male