Chagas Disease: first congenital case report
Arch. med. res
; 29(2): 195-6, abr.-jun. 1998.
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in En
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| ID: lil-232637
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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
Main subject:
Chagas Disease
/
Infant, Premature, Diseases
Limits:
Female
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Humans
/
Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch. med. res
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
1998
Type:
Article