Autochthonous Chagas' disease in Santa Catarina State, Brazil: report of the first case of digestive tract involvement

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Felipe Antonio Boff Maegawa²  Ernesto Francisco Damerau²  Ingrid Thais Beltrame-botelho¹  Aldemar Lopes²  Priscilla Emmanuelle-machado¹  Mário Steindel¹  Edmundo Carlos Grisard¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Hospital Universitário Departamento de Clínica Cirúrgica do HospitalFlorianópolis SC

关键词: Trypanosoma cruzi;    Human Chagas disease;    Santa Catarina State;    Megaesophagus;    Trypanosoma cruzi;    Doença de Chagas humana;    Estado de Santa Catarina;    Megaesôfago;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822003000500011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We report the first case of digestive tract pathology (megaesophagus) determined by Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil. A 63-year- old female had presumptive clinical diagnosis of Chagas' disease, which was confirmed by imaging (endoscopy and esophagogram) and immunological methods. Further molecular diagnosis was carried out with esophagus and blood samples collected during corrective surgery. Polymerase chain reaction tested positive for Trypanosoma cruzi in both esophagus and buffy coat samples.

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