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Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg ; 107(6): 372-6, 2013 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23612468

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The cure in adult patients with chronic Chagas disease and the relationship between parasitological and clinical evolution is still under debate. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical, epidemiological and progression features of the disease in a patient population who became serologically negative either spontaneously or post-etiological treatment. METHODS: We included 107 patients over 20 years old with three different confirmed reactive anti-Trypanosoma cruzi serologic tests on admission, and a minimum of two years of follow-up. Patients were assigned to clinical groups according to Kuschnir. Change of clinical group was considered a heart disease progression criterion, and seronegative conversion of two or three as parasitological cure criterion. RESULTS: From 107 patients with parasitological cure, 82 had received treatment (77%) and 25 became spontaneously seronegative (23%). Forty-six (43%) and 61 (57%) patients had two and three negative serological tests, respectively. No differences in clinical groups, ECG, echocardiogram and heart disease progression were found in patients who became negative spontaneously or post-treatment. The clinical progression and ECG changes were observed in 5/107 (5%) and 11/107 (10%) respectively, in a mean of 10 years follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Adults with chronic Chagas disease can cure, mostly post-etiological treatment, but also spontaneously, showing a favourable clinical outcome.


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Chagas Disease/parasitology , Adult , Antiparasitic Agents/therapeutic use , Chagas Disease/complications , Chagas Disease/drug therapy , Chronic Disease , Disease Progression , Echocardiography , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Female , Heart Diseases/etiology , Heart Diseases/physiopathology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Trypanosoma cruzi/isolation & purification
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