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

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

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.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maegawa,Felipe Antonio Boff, Damerau,Ernesto Francisco, Beltrame-Botelho,Ingrid Thais, Lopes,Aldemar, Emmanuelle-Machado,Priscilla, Steindel,Mário, Grisard,Edmundo Carlos
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2003
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822003000500011
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id oai:scielo:S0037-86822003000500011
record_format ojs
spelling oai:scielo:S0037-868220030005000112003-10-21Autochthonous Chagas' disease in Santa Catarina State, Brazil: report of the first case of digestive tract involvementMaegawa,Felipe Antonio BoffDamerau,Ernesto FranciscoBeltrame-Botelho,Ingrid ThaisLopes,AldemarEmmanuelle-Machado,PriscillaSteindel,MárioGrisard,Edmundo Carlos Trypanosoma cruzi Human Chagas disease Santa Catarina State Megaesophagus 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.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMTRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.36 n.5 20032003-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822003000500011en10.1590/S0037-86822003000500011
institution SCIELO
collection OJS
country Brasil
countrycode BR
component Revista
access En linea
databasecode rev-scielo-br
tag revista
region America del Sur
libraryname SciELO
language English
format Digital
author Maegawa,Felipe Antonio Boff
Damerau,Ernesto Francisco
Beltrame-Botelho,Ingrid Thais
Lopes,Aldemar
Emmanuelle-Machado,Priscilla
Steindel,Mário
Grisard,Edmundo Carlos
spellingShingle Maegawa,Felipe Antonio Boff
Damerau,Ernesto Francisco
Beltrame-Botelho,Ingrid Thais
Lopes,Aldemar
Emmanuelle-Machado,Priscilla
Steindel,Mário
Grisard,Edmundo Carlos
Autochthonous Chagas' disease in Santa Catarina State, Brazil: report of the first case of digestive tract involvement
author_facet Maegawa,Felipe Antonio Boff
Damerau,Ernesto Francisco
Beltrame-Botelho,Ingrid Thais
Lopes,Aldemar
Emmanuelle-Machado,Priscilla
Steindel,Mário
Grisard,Edmundo Carlos
author_sort Maegawa,Felipe Antonio Boff
title Autochthonous Chagas' disease in Santa Catarina State, Brazil: report of the first case of digestive tract involvement
title_short Autochthonous Chagas' disease in Santa Catarina State, Brazil: report of the first case of digestive tract involvement
title_full Autochthonous Chagas' disease in Santa Catarina State, Brazil: report of the first case of digestive tract involvement
title_fullStr Autochthonous Chagas' disease in Santa Catarina State, Brazil: report of the first case of digestive tract involvement
title_full_unstemmed Autochthonous Chagas' disease in Santa Catarina State, Brazil: report of the first case of digestive tract involvement
title_sort autochthonous chagas' disease in santa catarina state, brazil: report of the first case of digestive tract involvement
description 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.
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT
publishDate 2003
url http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822003000500011
work_keys_str_mv AT maegawafelipeantonioboff autochthonouschagasdiseaseinsantacatarinastatebrazilreportofthefirstcaseofdigestivetractinvolvement
AT damerauernestofrancisco autochthonouschagasdiseaseinsantacatarinastatebrazilreportofthefirstcaseofdigestivetractinvolvement
AT beltramebotelhoingridthais autochthonouschagasdiseaseinsantacatarinastatebrazilreportofthefirstcaseofdigestivetractinvolvement
AT lopesaldemar autochthonouschagasdiseaseinsantacatarinastatebrazilreportofthefirstcaseofdigestivetractinvolvement
AT emmanuellemachadopriscilla autochthonouschagasdiseaseinsantacatarinastatebrazilreportofthefirstcaseofdigestivetractinvolvement
AT steindelmario autochthonouschagasdiseaseinsantacatarinastatebrazilreportofthefirstcaseofdigestivetractinvolvement
AT grisardedmundocarlos autochthonouschagasdiseaseinsantacatarinastatebrazilreportofthefirstcaseofdigestivetractinvolvement
_version_ 1756380278657384448

Similar Items