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

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Elizete Aparecida Lomazi Da-costa-pinto²  Eros A. Almeida¹  Deolinda Figueiredo¹  Fábio Bucaretchi²  Gabriel Hessel² 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual de Campinas Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Departamento de PediatriaCampinas São Paulo ,Brasil

关键词: Chagas disease;    Congenital Chagas disease;    Megaesophagus;    Megacolon;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652001000400010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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