| Title | Acute Chagas' disease in a recipient of a bone marrow transplant in Spain: case report |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1992 |
| Authors | Villalba R, Fornes G, Alvarez MA, Roman J, Rubio V, Fernandez M, Garcia JM, Vinals M, Torres A |
| Journal | Clin Infect Dis |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 594 - 5 |
| Date Published | Feb |
| ISSN | 1058-4838 (Print) 1058-4838 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 1554849 |
| 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 Title | Acute Chagas' disease in a recipient of a bone marrow transplant in Spain: case report |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 1595 |
