Possible oral transmission of acute Chagas' disease in Brazil Possível transmissão oral de doença de Chagas aguda, no Brasil

In October, 1986, 7 to 22 days after a meeting at a farm in Paraíba state, 26 individuals presented with a febrile illness associated with bilateral eyelid and lower limb edema, mild hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy and, occasionally a skin rash. A 11-year-old boy exhibited atrial premature compl...

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Main Authors: M.A. Shikanai-Yasuda, C. Brisola Marcondes, L. A. Guedes, G.S. Siqueira, A.A. Barone, J.C.P. Dias, V. Amato Neto, J.E. Tolezano, B.A. Peres, E.R. Arruda Jr., M.H. Lopes, M. Shiroma, E. Chapadeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1991-10-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651991000500003