Publications by authors named "Karen Blake Jacobson"
Article Synopsis
- Reactivation of Chagas disease has been noted in patients with weakened immune systems, but there is limited research on this topic for those receiving treatments for autoimmune diseases.
- A case study is presented involving a woman on azathioprine and prednisone who developed skin nodules due to Chagas disease reactivation, confirmed through a biopsy.
- After treatment with benznidazole, she showed improvement but faced further complications, emphasizing the need for screening for Chagas in patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy when relevant.
In early 2014, a man aged 46 years with HIV and a distant history of tuberculosis treatment was admitted to the communal medical ward of a district hospital in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in respiratory distress. He was initially treated empirically for bacterial pneumonia. Sputum taken on day 5 of his hospital stay was positive for acid-fast bacilli with rifampicin resistance on line probe assay.
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