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Melissa S Nolan1, Joseane Elza Tonussi Mendes2,3, Andres Ricardo Perez Riera2

  • 1Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
|October 30, 2020
PubMed

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This case report details the youngest patient with acute Chagas disease, presenting with cardiac failure. A cultural practice in the Brazilian Amazon involving açaí consumption during infant weaning may increase the risk of oral Trypanosoma cruzi infection.

Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pediatrics
  • Cardiology

Background:

  • Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is a significant public health concern in Latin America.
  • Congenital and early-life Chagas disease infections are often underdiagnosed, particularly in endemic regions.
  • Cardiac complications are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Chagas disease.

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