Chagas Disease: first congenital case report
Arch. med. res
;
29(2): 195-6, abr.-jun. 1998.
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-232637
ABSTRACT
This is the first report of a congenitally transmitted case of Chagas disease occurring in Mexico, in a febrile premature newborn girl with low birth weight, hepatosplenomegaly and pneumonitis. Trypanosoma cruzi blood infection was detected using both direct smears and concentrated blood preparations. The patient's mother had a positive serological reaction by two techniques for anti-T Cruzi antibodies. Two years after anti-chagastric treatment, the child has had a normal evolution, her serology is negative, and no abnormalities have been detected by electrocardiolography
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Chagas Disease
/
Infant, Premature, Diseases
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
/
Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
English
Journal:
Arch. med. res
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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