Oral Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission Resulting in Advanced Chagasic Cardiomyopathy in an 11-Month-Old Male

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Oral Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission Resulting in Advanced Chagasic Cardiomyopathy in an 11-Month-Old Male
المؤلفون: S. Nolan, Melissa, Elza Tonussi Mendes, Joseane, Ricardo Perez Riera, Andres, Zorello Laporta, Gabriel
المصدر: Case Reports in Infectious Diseases; 2020, Vol. 2020 Issue: 1
مستخلص: Our case report describes the youngest clinical acute Chagas disease case and their unusual disease presentation of cardiac failure. In parts of the Brazilian Amazon, cultural practices include weaning infants from breastmilk to solid foods with açaí consumption serving as an intermediary. This practice could place infants at an increased risk of oral Trypanosoma cruzi infection and severe Chagasic cardiac disease.
قاعدة البيانات: Supplemental Index
الوصف
تدمد:20906625
20906633
DOI:10.1155/2020/8828950