Epidemiological and clinical profile of patients with Chagas disease in the Central-North area of Paraná, Southern Brazil.

Autor:	Gasparim AZ; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil., Fontes CER; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.; Departamento de Medicina, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil., Rossoni DF; Departamento de Estatística, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil., Toledo MJO; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.; Departamento de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2018 Mar-Apr; Vol. 51 (2), pp. 225-230.
DOI:	10.1590/0037-8682-0173-2017
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Profiles of patients with Chagas disease in Paraná were studied. Methods: A descriptive, questionnaire-based study was performed. Results: Of 270 participants, 64% were female, 60% were aged ≥65 years, 91% were infected via vector transmission, and 44% were infected in Paraná. Indeterminate (30%), cardiac (36%), cardiodigestive (20%) and digestive (14%) forms were found. Conclusions: Patients who were older than 65 years of age, retired, female, living in the urban area of Maringá, and infected by vector transmission in childhood in Paraná presented cardiac and digestive signs and did not receive etiological treatment when first diagnosed.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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