Chagas cardiomyopathy associated with serological cure after trypanocidal treatment during childhood

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2018 Jul-Aug;51(4):557-559. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0364-2017.

Abstract

Chagas disease is a chronic parasitological disease, which could cause cardiac manifestations in approximately one-third of affected individuals. Benznidazole and nifurtimox are used to treat this parasitological infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. Conventionally, the criterion for cure is consistently negative serological tests after treatment. We report a case of a patient who was treated when she was 13 years old and achieved T. cruzi negative seroconversion but developed Chagas disease cardiomyopathy as an adult.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chagas Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis*
  • Chagas Disease / drug therapy
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Nitroimidazoles / therapeutic use
  • Recurrence
  • Trypanocidal Agents / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Nitroimidazoles
  • Trypanocidal Agents
  • benzonidazole