Acute Chagas' disease in a recipient of a bone marrow transplant in Spain: case report

TitleAcute Chagas' disease in a recipient of a bone marrow transplant in Spain: case report
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1992
AuthorsVillalba R, Fornes G, Alvarez MA, Roman J, Rubio V, Fernandez M, Garcia JM, Vinals M, Torres A
JournalClin Infect Dis
Volume14
Issue2
Pagination594 - 5
Date PublishedFeb
ISSN1058-4838 (Print) 1058-4838 (Linking)
Accession Number1554849
Keywords*Bone Marrow Transplantation, Acute Disease, Adult, Blood Transfusion, Chagas Disease / *etiology, Humans, Male, Naval Medicine, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications / *surgery, Spain, Travel
Abstract

Chagas' disease (American trypanosomiasis) is a very uncommon disease in non-endemic areas. A few cases in immunosuppressed patients have been reported in America. This report describes, to our knowledge, the first fatal case of acute Chagas' disease in Europe following bone marrow transplantation.

Short TitleAcute Chagas' disease in a recipient of a bone marrow transplant in Spain: case report
Notify Library Reference ID1595

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