Chagas cardiomyopathy associated with serological cure after trypanocidal treatment during childhood

Autor:	Fernández,Marisa Liliana, Hernández,Yolanda, Scollo,Karenina, Esteva,Mónica Ines, Riarte,Adelina Rosa, Prado,Nilda Graciela
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Negative seroconversion Cardiomyopathy parasitic diseases Chagas disease treatment
Zdroj:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Volume: 51, Issue: 4, Pages: 557-559, Published: AUG 2018 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.51 n.4 2018 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) instacron:SBMT
Popis:	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.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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