Generalized hanseniasis in Chagas' myocardiopathy: necropsy study

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Paim, Neiva¹  Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba¹  Santos, Taciana Arruda Modesto dos¹  Santos, Vitorino Modesto dos¹  Rodrigues Junior, Virmondes¹  Lima, Marcus Aurelho de¹  Nomelini, Maria Betânia¹  Silva-Vergara, Mario León¹ 

关键词: Lepromatous hanseniasis;    Chagas' disease;    Heart failure;    Immunedepression;    Necropsy;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86821998000400008

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

This is a case report of lepromatous infection diagnosed at necropsy, with cardiac alterations directly caused by mycobacteria, in a 34-year old black male with the cardiac form of Chagas' disease. The possible role of inflammatory mediators on cardiac dysfunction, and the possibility that immunedepression may be due to factors associated with heart failure, as congestive splenomegaly and splenic infarctions, are emphasized.

【 授权许可】

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