Departamento de Anatomia e Cirurgia, Universidade de São Paulo - Ribeirão Preto/SP, Brazil.
Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2009;64(12):1219-24. doi: 10.1590/S1807-59322009001200013.
Chagas disease is an infectious disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. The disease mainly affects the nervous system, digestive system and heart. The objective of this review is to revise the literature and summarize the main chronic gastrointestinal manifestations of Chagas disease. The chronic gastrointestinal manifestations of Chagas disease are mainly a result of enteric nervous system impairment caused by T. cruzi infection. The anatomical locations most commonly described to be affected by Chagas disease are salivary glands, esophagus, lower esophageal sphincter, stomach, small intestine, colon, gallbladder and biliary tree. Chagas disease has also been studied in association with Helicobacter pylori infection, interstitial cells of Cajal and the incidence of gastrointestinal cancer.
恰加斯病是一种由原生动物克氏锥虫引起的传染病。该疾病主要影响神经系统、消化系统和心脏。本综述的目的是复习文献并总结恰加斯病的主要慢性胃肠道表现。恰加斯病的慢性胃肠道表现主要是由克氏锥虫感染引起的肠神经系统损伤所致。描述的最常受恰加斯病影响的解剖部位是唾液腺、食管、食管下括约肌、胃、小肠、结肠、胆囊和胆道。恰加斯病还与幽门螺杆菌感染、Cajal 间质细胞和胃肠道癌症的发生有关。