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Chagasic megacolon associated with Trypanosoma cruzi I in a Colombian patient.
Parasitology research - 1 Jul 2010
Flórez Oscar, Esper Jhonatan, Higuera Sergio, Barraza María Fernanda, Cabrera Huxley Braulio, Mantilla Julio César, Rugeles Clara Isabel González
Abstract excerpt
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...
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