[Congenital Chagas disease in Córdoba, Argentina: epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects. Experience of 30 years of follow up]. 2005

Pedro Moya, and Beatriz Basso, and Edgardo Moretti
Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario de Maternidad y Neonatología, Cordoba, Argentina.

Chagas'disease has a great epidemiological relevance. Most of infected children are asymptomatics, with low mortality rate. The most frequent clinical findings are hepatomegaly and splenomegaly Parasitological methods: fresh smears, microStrout and Hemoculture, sequentially performed, detect the parasite in almost 100% of infected children. The gold standard for immunodiagnosis are serological curves, due to the interference of maternal IgG. Infected children maintain their antibody levels , whereas non infected became negatives. IgM test show false positive and false negative results. In children acutely infected during the first year of life and in cases of congenital infection, we observed high serum levels of soluble receptors of TNFalpha, IL-2 and sCD8, with significantly post treatment decrease. In a prospective 30 years research, we observed high therapeutic efficacy when children were treated before 3 years of life with benznidazol or nifurtimox, with good clinical evolution, together with parasitological and serological negativization.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007074 Immunoglobulin G The major immunoglobulin isotype class in normal human serum. There are several isotype subclasses of IgG, for example, IgG1, IgG2A, and IgG2B. Gamma Globulin, 7S,IgG,IgG Antibody,Allerglobuline,IgG(T),IgG1,IgG2,IgG2A,IgG2B,IgG3,IgG4,Immunoglobulin GT,Polyglobin,7S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgG,GT, Immunoglobulin
D007075 Immunoglobulin M A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin. Gamma Globulin, 19S,IgM,IgM Antibody,IgM1,IgM2,19S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgM
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000913 Antibodies, Protozoan Immunoglobulins produced in a response to PROTOZOAN ANTIGENS. Protozoan Antibodies
D001118 Argentina Country located in southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay.

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