Fatal acute Chagas disease by Trypanosoma cruzi DTU TcI, Ecuador.
Manuel CalvopiñaGabriela SegoviaWilliam CevallosYosselin VicuñaJaime A CostalesAngel GuevaraPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)
This is a case of severe pathogenicity and the virulence of a DTU TcI strain in an adult patient. The severe acute Chagas disease was probably overlooked due to limited awareness and its low incidence. Our findings suggest that T. cruzi DTU TcI strains circulating in Ecuador are capable of causing fatal acute disease. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment is of paramount importance to avoid fatalities in acute infections.
Keyphrases
- liver failure
- respiratory failure
- drug induced
- escherichia coli
- aortic dissection
- trypanosoma cruzi
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- staphylococcus aureus
- risk factors
- biofilm formation
- hepatitis b virus
- case report
- intensive care unit
- early onset
- cystic fibrosis
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- antimicrobial resistance
- combination therapy
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- smoking cessation