Chagasic megaesophagus and megacolon diagnosed in childhood and probably caused by vertical transmission

Autor:	DA-COSTA-PINTO Elizete Aparecida Lomazi, ALMEIDA Eros A., FIGUEIREDO Deolinda, BUCARETCHI Fábio, HESSEL Gabriel
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	Chagas disease Congenital Chagas disease Megaesophagus Megacolon Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 43, Iss 4, Pp 227-230 (2001)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0036-4665 1678-9946
Popis:	Reports on children presenting symptoms compatible with the chronic phase of Chagas disease are sporadic. We report a case of a 7-year-old boy who had megaesophagus and megacolon, both of them a consequence of the trypanosomiasis. The etiology was established by means of laboratory and histological features. Based on epidemiological data, the authors concluded that vertical transmission was the most probable route of acquisition. This diagnosis should be considered in children presenting similar complaints, even those living away from endemic areas.
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