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

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

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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Main Authors: DA-COSTA-PINTO,Elizete Aparecida Lomazi, ALMEIDA,Eros A., FIGUEIREDO,Deolinda, BUCARETCHI,Fábio, HESSEL,Gabriel
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Language:English
Published: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2001
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spelling oai:scielo:S0036-466520010004000102001-09-06Chagasic megaesophagus and megacolon diagnosed in childhood and probably caused by vertical transmissionDA-COSTA-PINTO,Elizete Aparecida LomaziALMEIDA,Eros A.FIGUEIREDO,DeolindaBUCARETCHI,FábioHESSEL,Gabriel Chagas disease Congenital Chagas disease Megaesophagus Megacolon 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.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessInstituto de Medicina Tropical de São PauloRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo v.43 n.4 20012001-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652001000400010en10.1590/S0036-46652001000400010
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ALMEIDA,Eros A.
FIGUEIREDO,Deolinda
BUCARETCHI,Fábio
HESSEL,Gabriel
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Chagasic megaesophagus and megacolon diagnosed in childhood and probably caused by vertical transmission
author_facet DA-COSTA-PINTO,Elizete Aparecida Lomazi
ALMEIDA,Eros A.
FIGUEIREDO,Deolinda
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title Chagasic megaesophagus and megacolon diagnosed in childhood and probably caused by vertical transmission
title_short Chagasic megaesophagus and megacolon diagnosed in childhood and probably caused by vertical transmission
title_full Chagasic megaesophagus and megacolon diagnosed in childhood and probably caused by vertical transmission
title_fullStr Chagasic megaesophagus and megacolon diagnosed in childhood and probably caused by vertical transmission
title_full_unstemmed Chagasic megaesophagus and megacolon diagnosed in childhood and probably caused by vertical transmission
title_sort chagasic megaesophagus and megacolon diagnosed in childhood and probably caused by vertical transmission
description 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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