The indeterminate form of human chronic Chagas' disease: a clinical epidemological review
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Data de Publicação: | 1989 |
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Resumo: | Data on the epidemiology and the natural history of the indeterminate form of human chronic Chagas' disease (IFCCD) are discussed, revealing its great importance in endemic areas of Brazil. The work shows that IFCCD presents a gradual and very slow course, causing a benign picture in the studied patients. Evolution patterns, prognostic and anatomopathological features are also discussed. For practical purposes, the classical concept of IFCCD proved to be simple, operational and consistent, It is defined by the absence of symptoms and clinical findings in chronic infected patients with positive serology and/or parasitological examinations for Trypanosoma cruzi coupled with normal electrocardiographic and radiological exams (heart, oesophagus and colon X-Rays). If a patient is submitted to more rigorous and sophisticated tests, these can reveal some alterations, generally small ones and unable to interfere with the prognosis of the infection. It is suggested that research lines specially related to the evolution ary factors and immunological involvement during this phase be adopted. |
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The indeterminate form of human chronic Chagas' disease: a clinical epidemological reviewChagas' diseaseIndeterminante formPrognosisEvolution factorsData on the epidemiology and the natural history of the indeterminate form of human chronic Chagas' disease (IFCCD) are discussed, revealing its great importance in endemic areas of Brazil. The work shows that IFCCD presents a gradual and very slow course, causing a benign picture in the studied patients. Evolution patterns, prognostic and anatomopathological features are also discussed. For practical purposes, the classical concept of IFCCD proved to be simple, operational and consistent, It is defined by the absence of symptoms and clinical findings in chronic infected patients with positive serology and/or parasitological examinations for Trypanosoma cruzi coupled with normal electrocardiographic and radiological exams (heart, oesophagus and colon X-Rays). If a patient is submitted to more rigorous and sophisticated tests, these can reveal some alterations, generally small ones and unable to interfere with the prognosis of the infection. It is suggested that research lines specially related to the evolution ary factors and immunological involvement during this phase be adopted.Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT1989-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821989000300007Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.22 n.3 1989reponame:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)instacron:SBMT10.1590/S0037-86821989000300007info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessDias,João Carlos Pintoeng2013-05-27T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0037-86821989000300007Revistahttps://www.sbmt.org.br/portal/revista/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||dalmo@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br|| rsbmt@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br1678-98490037-8682opendoar:2013-05-27T00:00Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)false |
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The indeterminate form of human chronic Chagas' disease: a clinical epidemological review |
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The indeterminate form of human chronic Chagas' disease: a clinical epidemological review |
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The indeterminate form of human chronic Chagas' disease: a clinical epidemological review Dias,João Carlos Pinto Chagas' disease Indeterminante form Prognosis Evolution factors |
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The indeterminate form of human chronic Chagas' disease: a clinical epidemological review |
title_full |
The indeterminate form of human chronic Chagas' disease: a clinical epidemological review |
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The indeterminate form of human chronic Chagas' disease: a clinical epidemological review |
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The indeterminate form of human chronic Chagas' disease: a clinical epidemological review |
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The indeterminate form of human chronic Chagas' disease: a clinical epidemological review |
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Dias,João Carlos Pinto |
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Dias,João Carlos Pinto |
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Dias,João Carlos Pinto |
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Chagas' disease Indeterminante form Prognosis Evolution factors |
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Chagas' disease Indeterminante form Prognosis Evolution factors |
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Data on the epidemiology and the natural history of the indeterminate form of human chronic Chagas' disease (IFCCD) are discussed, revealing its great importance in endemic areas of Brazil. The work shows that IFCCD presents a gradual and very slow course, causing a benign picture in the studied patients. Evolution patterns, prognostic and anatomopathological features are also discussed. For practical purposes, the classical concept of IFCCD proved to be simple, operational and consistent, It is defined by the absence of symptoms and clinical findings in chronic infected patients with positive serology and/or parasitological examinations for Trypanosoma cruzi coupled with normal electrocardiographic and radiological exams (heart, oesophagus and colon X-Rays). If a patient is submitted to more rigorous and sophisticated tests, these can reveal some alterations, generally small ones and unable to interfere with the prognosis of the infection. It is suggested that research lines specially related to the evolution ary factors and immunological involvement during this phase be adopted. |
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