Benznidazole treatment of chagasic encephalitis in pregnant woman with AIDS

Authors

Margarita Bisio, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez
Jaime Altcheh, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez
Jorge Lattner, Hospital General de Agudos Juan Fernandez
Guillermo Moscatelli, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez
Valeria Fink, Hospital General de Agudos Juan Fernandez
Juan M. Burgos, Universidad de Buenos Aires
Facundo García Bournissen, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo GutierrezFollow
Alejandro G. Schijman, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular, Buenos Aires
Héctor Freilij, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2013

Journal

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volume

19

Issue

9

First Page

1490

Last Page

1492

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.3201/eid1909.130667

Abstract

We report a case of chagasic meningoencephalitis reactivation in a pregnant woman co-infected with Trypanosoma cruzi and HIV that was successfully managed with benznidazole and highly active antiretroviral therapy. Early diagnosis enabled rapid specific treatment that improved the health of the patient and her baby.