title: Mother-to-child transmission of congenital Chagas disease, Japan.
abstract: We report a patient with congenital Chagas disease in Japan. This report reemphasizes the role of neglected and emerging tropical diseases in the era of globalization. It also indicates the need for increased vigilance for detecting Chagas disease in non-disease-endemic countries.
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sayama
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mikita
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujikura
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Misawa
authors.forename: Morichika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagumo
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kurane
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyahira
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawana
authors.forename: Sachio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D058069:Neglected Diseases; D009593:Nitroimidazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D009593:Nitroimidazoles; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents; C009999:benzonidazole
keywords: Japan; Trypanosoma cruzi; benznidazole; congenital Chagas disease; megacolon; mother-to-child transmission; parasites