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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em Inglês
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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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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Cardiomiopatia Chagásica
Tipo de estudo:
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Argentina
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Ministerio de Salud/AR
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