Reactivation of Chagas' disease in a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: gastric, oesophageal and laryngeal involvement

Rosamar Eulira Fontes Rezende; Manuel Antônio Lescano; Leandra Naíra Zambelli Ramalho; José Fernando de Castro Figueiredo; Roberto Oliveira Dantas; Ulysses Garzella Meneghelli; José Luiz Pimenta Módena

doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.07.005

Reactivation of Chagas' disease in a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: gastric, oesophageal and laryngeal involvement

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Jan;100(1):74-8. doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.07.005. Epub 2005 Oct 13.

Authors

Rosamar Eulira Fontes Rezende¹, Manuel Antônio Lescano, Leandra Naíra Zambelli Ramalho, José Fernando de Castro Figueiredo, Roberto Oliveira Dantas, Ulysses Garzella Meneghelli, José Luiz Pimenta Módena

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre 14048-900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. rosamarrezende@uol.com.br

PMID: 16226286
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.07.005

Abstract

Changes in the natural course of Trypanosoma cruzi infection have been associated with immunosuppression. We report here a case of the reactivation of Chagas' disease in a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with gastric, oesophageal and laryngeal involvement. This is the first report describing the involvement of the larynx by T. cruzi.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
Chagas Cardiomyopathy / parasitology
Chagas Disease / parasitology*
Esophageal Diseases / parasitology
Female
Humans
Laryngeal Diseases / parasitology*
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin* / drug therapy
Recurrence
Stomach Diseases / parasitology
Treatment Outcome
Trypanosoma cruzi