Fatal evolution of acute Chagas disease in a child from Northern Brazil: factors that determine poor prognosis

Fatal evolution of acute Chagas disease in a child from Northern Brazil: factors that determine poor prognosis

ABSTRACT Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease. Nowadays, the transmission in Brazil occurs mainly by oral ingestion of contaminated food that has been associated with more severe clinical manifestations. We report a case of Acute Chagas disease caused by oral transmission in a...

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Main Authors: Helena Rangel Esper, Vera Lucia Teixeira de Freitas, João Guilherme Pontes Lima Assy, Erika Yoshie Shimoda, Olivia Campos Pinheiro Berreta, Marta Heloisa Lopes, Francisco Oscar Siqueira França
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2019-05-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Acute Chagas disease
Trypanosoma cruzi
qPCR
Bacaba palm fruit
Children
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