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Revista Colombiana de Cardiología
Print version ISSN 0120-5633
Abstract
HOLGUIN-BARRERA, Mónica L.; GARCIA-AGUDELO, Lorena; VARGAS-RODRIGUEZ, Ledmar J. and VACCA, Bryan F.. Chagas agudo por transmisión oral: serie de casosOrally transmitted acute Chagas: a case series. Rev. Colomb. Cardiol. [online]. 2023, vol.30, n.4, pp.203-206. Epub Sep 06, 2023. ISSN 0120-5633. https://doi.org/10.24875/rccar.22000045.
Chagas disease is a zoonosis caused by a hemoflagellate protozoan called Trypanosoma cruzi. We describe the clinical presentation of an acute outbreak of Chagas disease by oral transmission in a group of 3 cousins aged 10, 14, 16 years, with clinical picture of 18 days of fever peaks at 38 °C and moderate epigastric abdominal pain. The maternal grandmother was positive for Chagas disease, with no other history. On physical examination tachycardic, the rest without alteration. Paraclinical findings on admission: elevated CRP and negative thick drop. At 24 hours, positive Trypanosoma cruzi antibody in the 3 patients and positive febrile antigen for Proteus ox-19 1/320 in the youngest. Acute Chagas disease in pediatrics is usually asymptomatic; however, it is evident that it can rapidly progress to chagasic myocarditis and severe thrombocytopenia, increasing considerably the risk of cardiogenic shock, cardiac decompensation, and even death.
Keywords : Chagas disease; Oral transmission; Trypanosoma cruzi; Communicable diseases; Pediatric population; Chagasic myocarditis.