Lopes E R, Rocha A, Meneses A C, Lopes M A, Fatureto M C, Lopes G P, Chapadeiro E
Departamentos de Patologia e Medicina Legal, Faculdade e Medicina do Triâgulo Mineiro, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 1989 Oct-Dec;22(4):211-5. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86821989000400008.
One thousand seven hundred and eight chronic chagasic post-mortem examinations studied from a total of 4690 autopsies performed at our Institution. Two hundred and seventy-three chagasic had megas. Megacolon was the most frequent, followed by megaesophagus. Megacolon associated with megaesophagus was the third most common finding. Our data are discussed and compared with the literature. Megacolon and megaesophagus were more prevalent in man, as shown by other workers. Higher parasitemia perhaps could explain this finding.
在我们机构进行的4690例尸检中，对1708例慢性恰加斯病尸检进行了研究。273例恰加斯病患者有巨症。巨结肠最为常见，其次是巨食管。合并巨食管的巨结肠是第三常见的发现。我们的数据进行了讨论并与文献进行了比较。正如其他研究者所示，巨结肠和巨食管在男性中更为普遍。较高的寄生虫血症可能可以解释这一发现。
