A case report of Chagas disease in acute phase diagnosed by xenodiagnosis.

Authors :: Sánchez-Vega JT
Almanza-Mackintoy A
Luna-Santillán AV
De La Sancha-Solares T
Source :: Parasitology international [Parasitol Int] 2020 Aug; Vol. 77, pp. 102121. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 10.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Chagas disease is a serious problem of parasitic disease in the American continent, this zoonosis is caused by the flagellated protozoan known as Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted through trypomastigotes present in the blood of sick hosts or in the faeces of the triatomines. Metacyclic trypomastigotes were detected in the faeca material of Triatoma pallidepennis maintained in the laboratory after the xenodiagnosis study performed on a patient with suspected Chagas disease, which allowed to administer treatment in a timely manner in the acute phase of this disease.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)