Chagasic megacolon associated with Trypanosoma cruzi I in a Colombian patient.
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.
Flórez
Oscar
O
Grupo de Inmunología y Epidemiología Molecular, GIEM, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Esper
Jhonatan
J
Higuera
Sergio
S
Barraza
María Fernanda
MF
Cabrera
Huxley Braulio
HB
Mantilla
Julio César
JC
Rugeles
Clara Isabel González
CI
D000328:Adult; D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D003105:Colombia; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008531:Megacolon / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D016054:DNA, Protozoan