title: Chronic Chagas disease with cardiodigestive involvement and the TcVI infective form of Trypanosoma cruzi. A case report.
abstract: We report a patient with megacolon associated with TcVI infective lineage form of Trypanosoma cruzi. Although this megacolon was considered idiopathic, Chagas disease was suspected and diagnosed because of the concomitant cardiovascular involvement. Based on this case, we discuss the suitability of Chagas diagnosis in patients with tract motility involvement.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Tecnología Inmunológica, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina. mvicco@santafe-conicet.gov.ar
authors.forename: Miguel H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Vicco
authors.forename: Iván
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bontempi
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Solari
authors.forename: Oscar A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Bottasso
authors.forename: Iván
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marcipar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D002598:Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008531:Megacolon / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000145:classification*