| Autor: |
Juan Mario Reyes Vera, Manuel Lara Martín, Sara Esther Díaz Oliva, Ignacio Morales Martínez, Esther Lidia González González |
| Jazyk: |
Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
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| Zdroj: |
Acta Médica del Centro, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 31-37 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2709-7927 |
| Popis: |
In order to characterize the gastrointestinal manifestations in patients with American trypanosomiasis a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a population consisting of 130 patients with positive IgG antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi treated at the " Victoria South"Medical Center of integral diagnostic from José F. Ribas, municipality, Aragua State, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , from March 2012 to February 2013. The most affected age group was 61 years and over and not predominantly found in sex ; asymptomatic patients predominated , followed by those with digestive symptoms ; gingivostomatitis was the clinical finding was found , followed dyspeptic disorders and hepatomegaly , megacolon with chronic constipation, esophageal achalasia and megaesophagus . Hepatitis B was detected in four patients and C in two. |
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