| Literature DB >> 12715069 |
Sonia S Francolino1, Antonio Fernandez Antunes, Rodolfo Talice, Rachel Rosa, Joel Selanikio, Joffre Marcondes de Rezende, Alvaro J Romanha, João Carlos Pinto Dias.
Abstract
A new case of spontaneous cure of human Chagas' disease is described in Uruguay. An 87-year-old man who had a typical acute phase of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in 1947 and never received specific treatment against the disease, when examined in 1998 revealed several completely negative parasitological and serological tests, including traditional serology, PCR and flow cytometry. As a whole, such findings fulfill the current criteria to define the cure of Chagas' disease. Clinical data suggest the possibility of a benign evolution of Chagas' disease in this case, but the basic findings (slight cardiac and esophageal impairment) could also be due to the advanced age of the patient.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12715069 DOI： 10.1590/s0037-86822003000100014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ISSN： 0037-8682 Impact factor: 1.581