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.
de Avila
Renata Eliane
RE
Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Batista
Thaís Sanai
TS
Xavier
Marcelo Antônio Pascoal
MA
Nogueira
Ana Margarida Miguel Ferreira
AM
Lambertucci
José Roberto
JR
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D000871:Anthelmintics; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D011223:Praziquantel; D015774:Ganciclovir