Chagas cardiomyopathy associated with serological cure after trypanocidal treatment during childhood
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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51(4): 557-559, July-Aug. 2018.
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Chagas disease is a chronic parasitological disease, which could cause cardiac manifestations in approximately one-third of affected individuals. Benznidazole and nifurtimox are used to treat this parasitological infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. Conventionally, the criterion for cure is consistently negative serological tests after treatment. We report a case of a patient who was treated when she was 13 years old and achieved T. cruzi negative seroconversion but developed Chagas disease cardiomyopathy as an adult.
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Asunto principal:
Cardiomiopatía Chagásica
Tipo de estudio:
Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Argentina
Institución/País de afiliación:
Ministerio de Salud/AR
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