Uneventful benznidazole treatment of acute Chagas disease during pregnancy: a case report
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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47(3): 397-400, May-Jun/2014. tab
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ABSTRACT
This report describes the case of a patient with acute Chagas disease in Tocantins, Brazil, who was unaware of her pregnancy during benznidazole treatment. She presented with impaired cardiac function during the acute phase (pericarditis and incomplete right bundle-branch block) that resolved favorably after benznidazole therapy. Serological results also became negative, as determined by hemagglutination assays, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, and immunofluorescence assays. The child was born without sequelae and showed no evidence of congenital Trypanosoma cruzi infection at birth or 24 days later.
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Main subject:
Trypanocidal Agents
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Chagas Disease
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Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic
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Nitroimidazoles
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Tocantinense Presidente Antonio Carlos/BR
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