Chagas' disease after bone marrow transplantation.

Authors: Altclas J,Jaimovich G,Milovic V,Klein F,Feldman L,
Address: Instituto de Criopreservación y Transplante de Médula Osea, IMA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Journal: Bone Marrow Transplant.

Publication: 1996 Aug;18(2):447-8.

abstract

Chagas' disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. It is endemic in Latin America where 16 to 18 million people are infected. Immunocompromised patients such as BMT recipients are at risk of Chagas' disease either due to reactivation or transfusion. We report a case of acute Chagas' disease in the setting of BMT.

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