title: Schistosomiasis mansoni and severe gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus disease in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Renata Eliane
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: de Avila
authors.forename: Thaís Sanai
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.forename: Marcelo Antônio Pascoal
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Xavier
authors.forename: Ana Margarida Miguel Ferreira
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: José Roberto
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lambertucci
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D011223:Praziquantel; D015774:Ganciclovir