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Classroom classification

百科

Chagas disease

传染科

Common symptoms

心力衰竭、肌痛、不典型胸痛、心律失常、心脏性猝死、心动过速、心脏增大、心电图异常、反应迟钝、低血压

The pathology of disease

Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi) is endemic Latin America; acute (fever, Romaña sign) vs chronic (cardiomyopathy, megacolon); benznidazole; vector control.

Symptoms

Acute: fever, Romaña sign. Chronic: cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, megacolon/esophagus; endemic Latin America; triatomine bug

Causes

Trypanosoma cruzi; triatomine bug; endemic Latin America; blood transfusion/vertical.

Treatment

Benznidazole/nifurtimox for acute/early; manage cardiomyopathy; screen blood; vector control

Dept

Infectious disease / tropical medicine / cardiology.

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