Abstract
Our case report describes the youngest clinical acute Chagas disease case and their unusual disease presentation of cardiac failure. In parts of the Brazilian Amazon, cultural practices include weaning infants from breastmilk to solid foods with açaí consumption serving as an intermediary. This practice could place infants at an increased risk of oral Trypanosoma cruzi infection and severe Chagasic cardiac disease.
Highlights
Our case report describes the youngest clinical acute Chagas disease case and their unusual disease presentation of cardiac failure
In parts of the Brazilian Amazon, cultural practices include weaning infants from breastmilk to solid foods with açaı consumption serving as an intermediary. is practice could place infants at an increased risk of oral Trypanosoma cruzi infection and severe Chagasic cardiac disease
On January 6, 2018, a 5-month-old male presented with a 4day history of fever to the emergency room at the Jurua Regional Hospital and was diagnosed with Plasmodium falciparum by microscopy. e patient was treated following the Brazilian Ministry of Health national treatment guidelines [1]: 3 days of twice daily Coartem (fixed combination of artemether (20 mg) and lumefantrine (120 mg))
Summary
Our case report describes the youngest clinical acute Chagas disease case and their unusual disease presentation of cardiac failure. Is practice could place infants at an increased risk of oral Trypanosoma cruzi infection and severe Chagasic cardiac disease. E patient was diagnosed with “acute form of Chagas disease with cardiac involvement,” and a 60-day dosage of benznidazole in suspension was initiated.
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