title: Acute Chagas disease in a returning traveler.
abstract: Acute Chagas disease is rarely recognized, and the risk for acquiring the disease is undefined in travelers to Central America. We describe a case of acute Chagas disease in a traveler to Costa Rica and highlight the need for increased awareness of this infection in travelers to Chagas-endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. cartery@ecu.edu
authors.forename: Yvonne L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: Jonathan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Juliano
authors.forename: Susan P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qvarnstrom
mesh_terms: D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003364:Costa Rica / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009547:Nifurtimox / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014195:Travel; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014344:Trypanocidal Agents; D009547:Nifurtimox