American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease) in a Canadian immigrant infant

A case of American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease) is reported. A 13-month-old Mennonite girl who immigrated to Canada from Paraguay, died at the Children's Centre in Winnipeg from an acute myocarditis due to infection with Trypanosoma cruzi. This diagnosis should be considered when a pa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 1980-08, Vol.66 (2), p.266-268
Hauptverfasser:	Montalvo-Hicks, L D, Trevenen, C L, Briggs, J N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Autopsy Chagas Disease - diagnosis Chagas Disease - pathology Emigration and Immigration Female Humans Infant Manitoba Medical History Taking Paraguay
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease) is reported. A 13-month-old Mennonite girl who immigrated to Canada from Paraguay, died at the Children's Centre in Winnipeg from an acute myocarditis due to infection with Trypanosoma cruzi. This diagnosis should be considered when a patient from an endemic area presents with a clinical picture of myocarditis.
ISSN:	0031-4005 1098-4275
DOI:	10.1542/peds.66.2.266