Oral Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission Resulting in Advanced Chagasic Cardiomyopathy in an 11-Month-Old Male
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 prac...
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| author | Melissa S. Nolan Joseane Elza Tonussi Mendes Andres Ricardo Perez Riera Gabriel Zorello Laporta |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b14da2cd3a6b4c6583cb66de5126cc5a2025-02-03T06:43:31ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88289508828950Oral Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission Resulting in Advanced Chagasic Cardiomyopathy in an 11-Month-Old MaleMelissa S. Nolan0Joseane Elza Tonussi Mendes1Andres Ricardo Perez Riera2Gabriel Zorello Laporta3Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USASetor de Pós-graduação, Pesquisa e Inovação, Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Fundação ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, BrazilSetor de Pós-graduação, Pesquisa e Inovação, Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Fundação ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, BrazilSetor de Pós-graduação, Pesquisa e Inovação, Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Fundação ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, BrazilOur 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8828950 |
| spellingShingle | Melissa S. Nolan Joseane Elza Tonussi Mendes Andres Ricardo Perez Riera Gabriel Zorello Laporta Oral Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission Resulting in Advanced Chagasic Cardiomyopathy in an 11-Month-Old Male Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Oral Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission Resulting in Advanced Chagasic Cardiomyopathy in an 11-Month-Old Male |
| title_full | Oral Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission Resulting in Advanced Chagasic Cardiomyopathy in an 11-Month-Old Male |
| title_fullStr | Oral Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission Resulting in Advanced Chagasic Cardiomyopathy in an 11-Month-Old Male |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission Resulting in Advanced Chagasic Cardiomyopathy in an 11-Month-Old Male |
| title_short | Oral Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission Resulting in Advanced Chagasic Cardiomyopathy in an 11-Month-Old Male |
| title_sort | oral trypanosoma cruzi transmission resulting in advanced chagasic cardiomyopathy in an 11 month old male |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8828950 |
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