A 55-year-old man from Brazil presents with reactivation of Chagas disease following immunosuppressive therapy for a renal transplant. What clinical m...

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A 55-year-old man from Brazil presents with reactivation of Chagas disease following immunosuppressive therapy for a renal transplant. What clinical manifestation is most characteristic of Chagas reactivation in immunosuppressed patients?

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Meningoencephalitis and/or myocarditis with high parasitaemia

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Megaoesophagus

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Chronic skin ulcers

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Pulmonary fibrosis

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Splenomegaly only

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Chagas Reactivation

A 55-year-old man from Brazil presents with reactivation of Chagas disease following immunosuppressive therapy for a renal transplant. What clinical manifestation is most characteristic of Chagas reactivation in immunosuppressed patients?