A case of megacolon in Rio Grande Valley as a possible case of Chagas disease

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Autor(a) principal: Reinhard,Karl
Data de Publicação: 2003
Outros Autores: Fink,T Michael, Skiles,Jack
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Texto Completo: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000900025
Resumo: We have been searching for evidence of Chagas disease in mummified human remains. Specifically, we have looked for evidence of alteration of intestinal or fecal morphology consistent with megacolon, a condition associated with Chagas disease. One prehistoric individual recovered from the Chihuahuan Desert near the Rio Grande exhibits such pathology. We present documentation of this case. We are certain that this individual presents a profoundly altered large intestinal tract and we suggest that further research should focus on confirmation of a diagnosis of Chagas disease. We propose that the prehistoric activity and dietary patterns in Chihuahua Desert hunter/gatherers promoted the pathoecology of Chagas disease.
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spelling A case of megacolon in Rio Grande Valley as a possible case of Chagas diseaseTrypanosoma cruziarchaeoparasitologyarchaicTexasWe have been searching for evidence of Chagas disease in mummified human remains. Specifically, we have looked for evidence of alteration of intestinal or fecal morphology consistent with megacolon, a condition associated with Chagas disease. One prehistoric individual recovered from the Chihuahuan Desert near the Rio Grande exhibits such pathology. We present documentation of this case. We are certain that this individual presents a profoundly altered large intestinal tract and we suggest that further research should focus on confirmation of a diagnosis of Chagas disease. We propose that the prehistoric activity and dietary patterns in Chihuahua Desert hunter/gatherers promoted the pathoecology of Chagas disease.Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde2003-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000900025Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.98 suppl.1 2003reponame:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruzinstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruzinstacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0074-02762003000900025info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessReinhard,KarlFink,T MichaelSkiles,Jackeng2020-04-25T17:49:11Zhttp://www.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php0074-02761678-8060opendoar:null2020-04-26 02:12:24.202Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fundação Oswaldo Cruztrue
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A case of megacolon in Rio Grande Valley as a possible case of Chagas disease
title A case of megacolon in Rio Grande Valley as a possible case of Chagas disease
spellingShingle A case of megacolon in Rio Grande Valley as a possible case of Chagas disease
Reinhard,Karl
Trypanosoma cruzi
archaeoparasitology
archaic
Texas
title_short A case of megacolon in Rio Grande Valley as a possible case of Chagas disease
title_full A case of megacolon in Rio Grande Valley as a possible case of Chagas disease
title_fullStr A case of megacolon in Rio Grande Valley as a possible case of Chagas disease
title_full_unstemmed A case of megacolon in Rio Grande Valley as a possible case of Chagas disease
title_sort A case of megacolon in Rio Grande Valley as a possible case of Chagas disease
author Reinhard,Karl
author_facet Reinhard,Karl
Fink,T Michael
Skiles,Jack
author_role author
author2 Fink,T Michael
Skiles,Jack
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Reinhard,Karl
Fink,T Michael
Skiles,Jack
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Trypanosoma cruzi
archaeoparasitology
archaic
Texas
topic Trypanosoma cruzi
archaeoparasitology
archaic
Texas
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We have been searching for evidence of Chagas disease in mummified human remains. Specifically, we have looked for evidence of alteration of intestinal or fecal morphology consistent with megacolon, a condition associated with Chagas disease. One prehistoric individual recovered from the Chihuahuan Desert near the Rio Grande exhibits such pathology. We present documentation of this case. We are certain that this individual presents a profoundly altered large intestinal tract and we suggest that further research should focus on confirmation of a diagnosis of Chagas disease. We propose that the prehistoric activity and dietary patterns in Chihuahua Desert hunter/gatherers promoted the pathoecology of Chagas disease.
description We have been searching for evidence of Chagas disease in mummified human remains. Specifically, we have looked for evidence of alteration of intestinal or fecal morphology consistent with megacolon, a condition associated with Chagas disease. One prehistoric individual recovered from the Chihuahuan Desert near the Rio Grande exhibits such pathology. We present documentation of this case. We are certain that this individual presents a profoundly altered large intestinal tract and we suggest that further research should focus on confirmation of a diagnosis of Chagas disease. We propose that the prehistoric activity and dietary patterns in Chihuahua Desert hunter/gatherers promoted the pathoecology of Chagas disease.
publishDate 2003
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