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

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 child fro...

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Autores principales: Esper, Helena Rangel, de Freitas, Vera Lucia Teixeira, Assy, João Guilherme Pontes Lima, Shimoda, Erika Yoshie, Berreta, Olivia Campos Pinheiro, Lopes, Marta Heloisa, França, Francisco Oscar Siqueira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31066753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201961027

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31066753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201961027

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