Chagasic megacolon associated with Trypanosoma cruzi I in a Colombian patient
Chagasic megacolon associated with Trypanosoma cruzi I in a Colombian patient
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DOI：
10.1007/s00436-010-1874-2
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发表时间：
2010-07-01
影响因子：
2
通讯作者：
Gonzalez Rugeles, Clara Isabel
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作者：
Florez, Oscar;Esper, Jhonatan;Gonzalez Rugeles, Clara Isabel
据报道，南美洲南部锥体国家发现了查格西奇巨结肠，主要与克氏锥虫II型感染有关。在此，我们报告了哥伦比亚首例查加性巨结肠合并与克氏支原体I系相关的心肌病的病例。这一发现表明，在哥伦比亚，以及在南美洲其他北部国家和整个中美洲，克氏锥虫I型流行的地方，心肌病可能不是查加斯病的唯一临床形式。
Chagasic megacolon has been reported in the southern cone countries of South America and is mainly associated with Trypanosoma cruzi II infection. Herein, we report the first case in Colombia of chagasic megacolon with cardiomyopathy associated with the T. cruzi I lineage. This finding suggests that in Colombia, as well as in other northern countries of South America and throughout Central America, where T. cruzi I is endemic, cardiomyopathy may not be the only clinical form of Chagas disease.